What color is #608088?

#608088 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608088?

The RGB value is 96, 128, 136: 96 red, 128 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608088?

The complementary color is #886860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608088?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608088 color

#608088 rgb(96, 128, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #608088 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 50.2% green and 53.3% blue (96, 128, 136).

Its hue angle is 192°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#608088 color codes

HEX	`#608088`
RGB	`rgb(96, 128, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 50.2%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(192, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(192, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 6%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.5, -9.31, -8.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.5, 12.28, 220.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.986, 19.702, 26.196)`
Decimal	`6324360`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608088, 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 #608088	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608088 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #608088 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608088; }
.text { color: #608088; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608088; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 128 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608088, #606c88); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #608088?: #608088 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608088?: The RGB value is 96, 128, 136: 96 red, 128 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608088?: The complementary color is #886860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608088?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.