What color is #62A45B?

#62A45B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62A45B?

The RGB value is 98, 164, 91: 98 red, 164 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62A45B?

The complementary color is #9D5BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62A45B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62A45B color

#62A45B rgb(98, 164, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #62A45B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 64.3% green and 35.7% blue (98, 164, 91).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 29% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Muted Green (#5FA052), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.98:1).

#62A45B color codes

HEX	`#62A45B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 164, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 64.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 29%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 45%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 45%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.57, -35.97, 31.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.57, 47.72, 138.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.2, 29.902, 14.603)`
Decimal	`6464603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62A45B, 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 #62A45B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#62A45B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.98:1	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 #62A45B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62a45b; }
.text { color: #62a45b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62a45b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 164 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62a45b, #5ba479); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #62A45B?: #62A45B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Muted Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62A45B?: The RGB value is 98, 164, 91: 98 red, 164 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62A45B?: The complementary color is #9D5BA4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62A45B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.98:1 and white text 3.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.