What color is #62AC9F?

#62AC9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62AC9F?

The RGB value is 98, 172, 159: 98 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62AC9F?

The complementary color is #AC626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62AC9F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62AC9F color

#62AC9F rgb(98, 172, 159)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62AC9F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 67.5% green and 62.4% blue (98, 172, 159).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 31% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#62AC9F color codes

HEX	`#62AC9F`
RGB	`rgb(98, 172, 159)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 67.5%, 62.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 31%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 43%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 8%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.44, -26.27, -0.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.44, 26.27, 181.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.045, 34.603, 38.101)`
Decimal	`6466719`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62AC9F, 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 #62AC9F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62AC9F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	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 #62AC9F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62ac9f; }
.text { color: #62ac9f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62ac9f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 172 159 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62ac9f, #6294ac); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #62AC9F?: #62AC9F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62AC9F?: The RGB value is 98, 172, 159: 98 red, 172 green and 159 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62AC9F?: The complementary color is #AC626F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62AC9F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.92:1 and white text 2.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.