What color is #62BC8B?

#62BC8B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62BC8B?

The RGB value is 98, 188, 139: 98 red, 188 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62BC8B?

The complementary color is #BC6293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62BC8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62BC8B color

#62BC8B rgb(98, 188, 139)

Shades of green

The hex color #62BC8B is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 73.7% green and 54.5% blue (98, 188, 139).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 40% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.09:1).

#62BC8B color codes

HEX	`#62BC8B`
RGB	`rgb(98, 188, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 73.7%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 40%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 48%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 26%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.77, -38.29, 16.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.77, 41.75, 156.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.678, 40.425, 30.765)`
Decimal	`6470795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62BC8B, 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 #62BC8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62BC8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.09:1	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 #62BC8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62bc8b; }
.text { color: #62bc8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62bc8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 188 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62bc8b, #62bcb8); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #62BC8B?: #62BC8B is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62BC8B?: The RGB value is 98, 188, 139: 98 red, 188 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62BC8B?: The complementary color is #BC6293, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62BC8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.09:1 and white text 2.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.