What color is #629497?

#629497 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #629497?

The RGB value is 98, 148, 151: 98 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #629497?

The complementary color is #976562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #629497?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#629497 color

#629497 rgb(98, 148, 151)

Shades of teal

The hex color #629497 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 58% green and 59.2% blue (98, 148, 151).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 21% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.2:1).

#629497 color codes

HEX	`#629497`
RGB	`rgb(98, 148, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 58%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 21%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 2%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.05, -15.88, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.05, 17.32, 203.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.211, 26.01, 33.175)`
Decimal	`6460567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #629497, 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 #629497	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#629497 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.2:1	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 #629497 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #629497; }
.text { color: #629497; }
.border { border: 2px solid #629497; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 148 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #629497, #627a97); }

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Questions

What color is #629497?: #629497 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #629497?: The RGB value is 98, 148, 151: 98 red, 148 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #629497?: The complementary color is #976562, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #629497?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.2:1 and white text 3.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.