What color is #62C0BF?

#62C0BF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62C0BF?

The RGB value is 98, 192, 191: 98 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62C0BF?

The complementary color is #C06263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62C0BF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62C0BF color

#62C0BF rgb(98, 192, 191)

Shades of teal

The hex color #62C0BF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 75.3% green and 74.9% blue (98, 192, 191).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 43% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Petrichor (#66CCCC), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#62C0BF color codes

HEX	`#62C0BF`
RGB	`rgb(98, 192, 191)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 75.3%, 74.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 43%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 49%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 1%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.26, -28.02, -8.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.26, 29.16, 196.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.287, 44.055, 56.029)`
Decimal	`6471871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62C0BF, 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 #62C0BF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62C0BF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #62C0BF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62c0bf; }
.text { color: #62c0bf; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62c0bf; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 192 191 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62c0bf, #6292c0); }

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Questions

What color is #62C0BF?: #62C0BF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Petrichor. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62C0BF?: The RGB value is 98, 192, 191: 98 red, 192 green and 191 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62C0BF?: The complementary color is #C06263, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62C0BF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.