What color is #62B291?

#62B291 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62B291?

The RGB value is 98, 178, 145: 98 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62B291?

The complementary color is #B26283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62B291?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62B291 color

#62B291 rgb(98, 178, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #62B291 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 69.8% green and 56.9% blue (98, 178, 145).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 34% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#62B291 color codes

HEX	`#62B291`
RGB	`rgb(98, 178, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 69.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 34%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 19%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.88, -32.41, 9.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.88, 33.72, 163.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.066, 36.48, 32.45)`
Decimal	`6468241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62B291, 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 #62B291	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62B291 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #62B291 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62b291; }
.text { color: #62b291; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62b291; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 178 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62b291, #62abb2); }

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Questions

What color is #62B291?: #62B291 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Electra. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62B291?: The RGB value is 98, 178, 145: 98 red, 178 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62B291?: The complementary color is #B26283, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62B291?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.