What color is #629D9E?

#629D9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #629D9E?

The RGB value is 98, 157, 158: 98 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #629D9E?

The complementary color is #9E6362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #629D9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#629D9E color

#629D9E rgb(98, 157, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #629D9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 61.6% green and 62% blue (98, 157, 158).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#629D9E color codes

HEX	`#629D9E`
RGB	`rgb(98, 157, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 61.6%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 38%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 1%, 0%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.94, -18.87, -6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.94, 19.99, 199.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.263, 29.178, 36.747)`
Decimal	`6462878`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #629D9E, 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 #629D9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#629D9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	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 #629D9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #629d9e; }
.text { color: #629d9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #629d9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 157 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #629d9e, #627f9e); }

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Questions

What color is #629D9E?: #629D9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #629D9E?: The RGB value is 98, 157, 158: 98 red, 157 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #629D9E?: The complementary color is #9E6362, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #629D9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.84:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.