What color is #608368?

#608368 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 #608368?

The RGB value is 96, 131, 104: 96 red, 131 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608368?

The complementary color is #83607B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608368?

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.

#608368 color

#608368 rgb(96, 131, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #608368 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51.4% green and 40.8% blue (96, 131, 104).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#608368 color codes

HEX	`#608368`
RGB	`rgb(96, 131, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51.4%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 21%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.52, -18.22, 10.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.52, 21.12, 149.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.438, 19.718, 16.087)`
Decimal	`6325096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608368, 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 #608368	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608368 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 #608368 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608368; }
.text { color: #608368; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608368; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 131 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608368, #60837a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #608368?: #608368 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 #608368?: The RGB value is 96, 131, 104: 96 red, 131 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608368?: The complementary color is #83607B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608368?: 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.