What color is #629277?

#629277 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #629277?

The RGB value is 98, 146, 119: 98 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #629277?

The complementary color is #92627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #629277?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#629277 color

#629277 rgb(98, 146, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #629277 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 57.3% green and 46.7% blue (98, 146, 119).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#629277 color codes

HEX	`#629277`
RGB	`rgb(98, 146, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 57.3%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 33%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 18%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -22.29, 9.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 24.12, 157.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.645, 24.485, 21.193)`
Decimal	`6460023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #629277, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #629277	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#629277 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #629277 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #629277; }
.text { color: #629277; }
.border { border: 2px solid #629277; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 146 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #629277, #62928f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #629277?: #629277 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #629277?: The RGB value is 98, 146, 119: 98 red, 146 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #629277?: The complementary color is #92627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #629277?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.