What color is #62AAA7?

#62AAA7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62AAA7?

The RGB value is 98, 170, 167: 98 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62AAA7?

The complementary color is #AA6265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62AAA7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62AAA7 color

#62AAA7 rgb(98, 170, 167)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62AAA7 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 66.7% green and 65.5% blue (98, 170, 167).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 30% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Paradise Island (#5AA7A0), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#62AAA7 color codes

HEX	`#62AAA7`
RGB	`rgb(98, 170, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 66.7%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 30%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 42%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 2%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.07, -23.27, -5.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.07, 23.92, 193.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.384, 34.134, 41.75)`
Decimal	`6466215`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62AAA7, 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 #62AAA7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62AAA7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	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 #62AAA7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62aaa7; }
.text { color: #62aaa7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62aaa7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 170 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62aaa7, #6289aa); }

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Questions

What color is #62AAA7?: #62AAA7 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradise Island. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62AAA7?: The RGB value is 98, 170, 167: 98 red, 170 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62AAA7?: The complementary color is #AA6265, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62AAA7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.