What color is #608061?

#608061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608061?

The RGB value is 96, 128, 97: 96 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608061?

The complementary color is #80607F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608061?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608061 color

#608061 rgb(96, 128, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #608061 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 50.2% green and 38% blue (96, 128, 97).

Its hue angle is 122°, with 14% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#608061 color codes

HEX	`#608061`
RGB	`rgb(96, 128, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 50.2%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(122, 14%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(122, 25%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 24%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.44, -17.98, 13.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.44, 22.32, 143.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.7, 18.788, 14.159)`
Decimal	`6324321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608061, 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 #608061	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608061 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	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 #608061 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608061; }
.text { color: #608061; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608061; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 128 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608061, #608071); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #608061?: #608061 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608061?: The RGB value is 96, 128, 97: 96 red, 128 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608061?: The complementary color is #80607F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608061?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.76:1 and white text 4.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.