What color is #629B5E?

#629B5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #629B5E?

The RGB value is 98, 155, 94: 98 red, 155 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #629B5E?

The complementary color is #975E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #629B5E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#629B5E color

#629B5E rgb(98, 155, 94)

Shades of green

The hex color #629B5E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 60.8% green and 36.9% blue (98, 155, 94).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Savage Garden (#5C9F59), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.37:1).

#629B5E color codes

HEX	`#629B5E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 155, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 60.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 39%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 39%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.83, -31.34, 26.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.83, 40.87, 140.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.778, 26.847, 14.78)`
Decimal	`6462302`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #629B5E, 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 #629B5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#629B5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.37:1	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 #629B5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #629b5e; }
.text { color: #629b5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #629b5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 155 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #629b5e, #5e9b79); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #629B5E?: #629B5E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Savage Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #629B5E?: The RGB value is 98, 155, 94: 98 red, 155 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #629B5E?: The complementary color is #975E9B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #629B5E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 and white text 3.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.