What color is #629499?

#629499 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #629499?

The RGB value is 98, 148, 153: 98 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #629499?

The complementary color is #996762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #629499?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#629499 color

#629499 rgb(98, 148, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #629499 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 58% green and 60% blue (98, 148, 153).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 22% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#629499 color codes

HEX	`#629499`
RGB	`rgb(98, 148, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 58%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 22%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 36%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 3%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.11, -15.37, -7.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.11, 17.31, 207.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.375, 26.075, 34.038)`
Decimal	`6460569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #629499, 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 #629499	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#629499 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #629499 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #629499; }
.text { color: #629499; }
.border { border: 2px solid #629499; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 148 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #629499, #627899); }

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Questions

What color is #629499?: #629499 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #629499?: The RGB value is 98, 148, 153: 98 red, 148 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #629499?: The complementary color is #996762, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #629499?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.