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#62fdec

a light, electric cyan · cool · closest name: Cyan

RGB
98, 253, 236
HSL
173°, 98%, 69%
CMYK
61, 0, 7, 1
Luminance
0.7890

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #62fdec is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#62fdec
Hue
173°
cyan
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
69%
light
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
85%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7890
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
85/100 cool
Color family
Cyan
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
16.78:1
Closest name
Cyan
ΔE2000 5.8
Where it sits
Hue173° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness69%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool85% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#62fdec
RGBrgb(98, 253, 236)
HSLhsl(173, 98%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 1%)
LABlab(91.2 -44.6 -4.0)
LCHlch(91.2 44.8 185.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.908 0.133 185.0)
Decimal6487532
Display P3color(display-p3 0.384 0.992 0.925)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #62fdec;
background-color: #62fdec;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#62fdec] bg-[#62fdec]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #62fdec;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.384, green: 0.992, blue: 0.925)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#62fdec")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF62FDEC)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(236, 253, 98)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #62fdec · 16.78:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.25:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 16.78:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #62fdec as text scores 1.25:1 on white and 16.78:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#62fdec on white: 1.25:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#62fdec on black: 16.78:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F1F0EB
deuteranopia · #DADFEE
tritanopia · #00FFF8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #62fdec is pinned to step 400; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F1FDFC
#E4FCF9
#C1FBF4
#90FEF2
#62fdec
#21FCE4
#03F2D7
#03C9B4
#02A190
#067468
#044941
Base = 400Lightest = 50 · #F1FDFCDarkest = 950 · #044941
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDFC;
  --brand-100: #E4FCF9;
  --brand-200: #C1FBF4;
  --brand-300: #90FEF2;
  --brand-400: #62fdec;
  --brand-500: #21FCE4;
  --brand-600: #03F2D7;
  --brand-700: #03C9B4;
  --brand-800: #02A190;
  --brand-900: #067468;
  --brand-950: #044941;
  --brand: #62fdec;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #62fdec

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F4FAFA
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDE8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B92
Captions on the surface
Accent#CC0049
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#027E70
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFFC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142423
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #62fdec

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Card and section backgrounds
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • White text placed on it
  • Thin strokes and 1px borders — they disappear on light UI
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#FD6273
Analogous left#62FD9E
Analogous right#62C1FD
Split-complement 1#FD62C1
Split-complement 2#FD9E62
Triadic 1#EC62FD
Triadic 2#FDEC62
Tetradic#9E62FD

RGB percentages

Red38.4%
Green99.2%
Blue92.5%

CMYK percentages

Cyan61.3%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow6.7%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#62fdec text on a black background

contrast 16.78:1

Card sample

#62fdec text on a white background

contrast 1.25:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #62fdec;
Background color
Panel with #62fdec background
background-color: #62fdec;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #62fdec;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(98, 253, 236, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(98, 253, 236, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #62fdec;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #62fdec, #62A7FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #62fdec

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#62fdec in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyTravelHealthcareMedia
Common UI roles
SurfacesBadgesHighlightsEmpty states
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#62fdec, answered

What color is #62fdec?

#62fdec is a light electric cyan, closest to Cyan (ΔE2000 5.8). It sits at 173° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 69% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #62fdec?

rgb(98, 253, 236) — 98 red, 253 green and 236 blue out of 255, or 38.4% / 99.2% / 92.5% by channel.

Is #62fdec a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7890 and perceived brightness is 85%, so black text on it reaches 16.78:1.

Should I use black or white text on #62fdec?

Black. It scores 16.78:1 against #62fdec, versus 1.25:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #62fdec?

#FD6273 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FD62C1 and #FD9E62, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #62fdec?

For interface work: #F4FAFA as the surface, #C0EDE8 for borders, #4B9B92 for secondary text, #CC0049 as an accent and #027E70 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #62FD9E and #62C1FD stays calm, while #FD6273 is the loudest partner.

What is #62fdec in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(61%, 0%, 7%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #62fdec warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 85 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #62FDB3; nudged cooler, #60D6FF.

Work with #62fdec in the Color Lab