What color is #62C783?

#62C783 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #62C783?

The RGB value is 98, 199, 131: 98 red, 199 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #62C783?

The complementary color is #C762A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #62C783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#62C783 color

#62C783 rgb(98, 199, 131)

Shades of green

The hex color #62C783 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 38.4% red, 78% green and 51.4% blue (98, 199, 131).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 47% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Green (#50C878), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.02:1).

#62C783 color codes

HEX	`#62C783`
RGB	`rgb(98, 199, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(38.4%, 78%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 47%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 51%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 34%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.94, -44.64, 25.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.94, 51.29, 150.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.555, 45.08, 28.612)`
Decimal	`6473603`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #62C783, 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 #62C783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#62C783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.1:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.02:1	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 #62C783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #62c783; }
.text { color: #62c783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #62c783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(98 199 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #62c783, #62c7b6); }

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Questions

What color is #62C783?: #62C783 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Emerald Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #62C783?: The RGB value is 98, 199, 131: 98 red, 199 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #62C783?: The complementary color is #C762A6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #62C783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.02:1 and white text 2.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.