What color is #629CAB?

#629CAB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #629CAB?

The RGB value is 98, 156, 171: 98 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #629CAB?

The complementary color is #AB7162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #629CAB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#629CAB color

#629CAB rgb(98, 156, 171)

Shades of teal

The hex color #629CAB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 61.2% green and 67.1% blue (98, 156, 171).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Tranquili Teal (#6C9DA9), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#629CAB color codes

HEX	`#629CAB`
RGB	`rgb(98, 156, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 61.2%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 43%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 9%, 0%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.06, -14.91, -13.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.06, 20.29, 222.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.274, 29.312, 42.899)`
Decimal	`6462635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #629CAB, 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 #629CAB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#629CAB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #629CAB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #629cab; }
.text { color: #629cab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #629cab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 156 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #629cab, #6278ab); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cadet Blue.

Questions

What color is #629CAB?: #629CAB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tranquili Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #629CAB?: The RGB value is 98, 156, 171: 98 red, 156 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #629CAB?: The complementary color is #AB7162, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #629CAB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.