What color is #62AE7B?

#62AE7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62AE7B?

The RGB value is 98, 174, 123: 98 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62AE7B?

The complementary color is #AE6295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62AE7B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62AE7B color

#62AE7B rgb(98, 174, 123)

Shades of green

The hex color #62AE7B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 68.2% green and 48.2% blue (98, 174, 123).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 32% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.86:1).

#62AE7B color codes

HEX	`#62AE7B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 174, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 68.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 32%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 44%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.2, -35.08, 19.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.2, 39.9, 151.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.747, 34.297, 24.104)`
Decimal	`6467195`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62AE7B, 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 #62AE7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62AE7B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.86:1	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 #62AE7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62ae7b; }
.text { color: #62ae7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62ae7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 174 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62ae7b, #62aea1); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #62AE7B?: #62AE7B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62AE7B?: The RGB value is 98, 174, 123: 98 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62AE7B?: The complementary color is #AE6295, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62AE7B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.86:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.