What color is #62B38B?

#62B38B 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 #62B38B?

The RGB value is 98, 179, 139: 98 red, 179 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62B38B?

The complementary color is #B3628A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62B38B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62B38B color

#62B38B rgb(98, 179, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #62B38B is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 70.2% green and 54.5% blue (98, 179, 139).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Electra (#55B492), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.34:1).

#62B38B color codes

HEX	`#62B38B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 179, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 70.2%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 22%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.05, -34.17, 12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.05, 36.51, 159.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.815, 36.699, 30.144)`
Decimal	`6468491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62B38B, 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 #62B38B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62B38B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.34:1	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 #62B38B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62b38b; }
.text { color: #62b38b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62b38b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 179 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62b38b, #62b2b3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #62B38B?: #62B38B 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 #62B38B?: The RGB value is 98, 179, 139: 98 red, 179 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62B38B?: The complementary color is #B3628A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62B38B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.34:1 and white text 2.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.