What color is #62B262?

#62B262 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62B262?

The RGB value is 98, 178, 98: 98 red, 178 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62B262?

The complementary color is #B262B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62B262?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62B262 color

#62B262 rgb(98, 178, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #62B262 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 69.8% green and 38.4% blue (98, 178, 98).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 34% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 45% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.06:1).

#62B262 color codes

HEX	`#62B262`
RGB	`rgb(98, 178, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 69.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 34%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 45%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66, -41.13, 33.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66, 52.96, 140.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.161, 35.318, 17.149)`
Decimal	`6468194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62B262, 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 #62B262	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62B262 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.06:1	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 #62B262 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62b262; }
.text { color: #62b262; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62b262; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 178 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62b262, #62b28a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #62B262?: #62B262 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62B262?: The RGB value is 98, 178, 98: 98 red, 178 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62B262?: The complementary color is #B262B2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62B262?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.06:1 and white text 2.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.