What color is #62B3B2?

#62B3B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62B3B2?

The RGB value is 98, 179, 178: 98 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62B3B2?

The complementary color is #B36263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62B3B2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62B3B2 color

#62B3B2 rgb(98, 179, 178)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62B3B2 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 70.2% green and 69.8% blue (98, 179, 178).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 35% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Fantasies (#6DAFA7), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.61:1).

#62B3B2 color codes

HEX	`#62B3B2`
RGB	`rgb(98, 179, 178)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 70.2%, 69.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 35%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 45%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 1%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.06, -24.97, -7.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.06, 25.99, 196.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.19, 38.049, 47.917)`
Decimal	`6468530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62B3B2, 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 #62B3B2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62B3B2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.61:1	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 #62B3B2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62b3b2; }
.text { color: #62b3b2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62b3b2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 179 178 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62b3b2, #628cb3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #62B3B2?: #62B3B2 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Fantasies. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62B3B2?: The RGB value is 98, 179, 178: 98 red, 179 green and 178 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62B3B2?: The complementary color is #B36263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62B3B2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.61:1 and white text 2.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.