What color is #629B87?

#629B87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #629B87?

The RGB value is 98, 155, 135: 98 red, 155 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #629B87?

The complementary color is #9B6276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #629B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#629B87 color

#629B87 rgb(98, 155, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #629B87 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 60.8% green and 52.9% blue (98, 155, 135).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 23% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.56:1).

#629B87 color codes

HEX	`#629B87`
RGB	`rgb(98, 155, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 60.8%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 23%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 37%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 13%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.7, -23.38, 4.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.7, 23.83, 168.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.13, 27.787, 27.167)`
Decimal	`6462343`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #629B87, 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 #629B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#629B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.56:1	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 #629B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #629b87; }
.text { color: #629b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #629b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 155 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #629b87, #62929b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #629B87?: #629B87 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #629B87?: The RGB value is 98, 155, 135: 98 red, 155 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #629B87?: The complementary color is #9B6276, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #629B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.56:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.