What color is #62937A?

#62937A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62937A?

The RGB value is 98, 147, 122: 98 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62937A?

The complementary color is #93627B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62937A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62937A color

#62937A rgb(98, 147, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #62937A is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 57.6% green and 47.8% blue (98, 147, 122).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 20% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Natural Orchestra (#4C9C77), a difference of 5.5 ΔE.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.97:1).

#62937A color codes

HEX	`#62937A`
RGB	`rgb(98, 147, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 57.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 20%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 33%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 17%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.95, -22.16, 8.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.95, 23.58, 160.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.982, 24.868, 22.208)`
Decimal	`6460282`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62937A, 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 #62937A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62937A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.97:1	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 #62937A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62937a; }
.text { color: #62937a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62937a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 147 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62937a, #629393); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #62937A?: #62937A is a grayish green, closest to the named color Natural Orchestra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62937A?: The RGB value is 98, 147, 122: 98 red, 147 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62937A?: The complementary color is #93627B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62937A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.97:1 and white text 3.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.