What color is #608268?

#608268 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 #608268?

The RGB value is 96, 130, 104: 96 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608268?

The complementary color is #82607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608268?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608268 color

#608268 rgb(96, 130, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #608268 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51% green and 40.8% blue (96, 130, 104).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#608268 color codes

HEX	`#608268`
RGB	`rgb(96, 130, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 20%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.21, -17.68, 10.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.21, 20.44, 149.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.304, 19.451, 16.042)`
Decimal	`6324840`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608268, 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 #608268	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608268 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #608268 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608268; }
.text { color: #608268; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608268; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 130 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608268, #608279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #608268?: #608268 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 #608268?: The RGB value is 96, 130, 104: 96 red, 130 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608268?: The complementary color is #82607A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608268?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.