What color is #608384?

#608384 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608384?

The RGB value is 96, 131, 132: 96 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608384?

The complementary color is #846160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608384?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608384 color

#608384 rgb(96, 131, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #608384 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51.4% green and 51.8% blue (96, 131, 132).

Its hue angle is 182°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#608384 color codes

HEX	`#608384`
RGB	`rgb(96, 131, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(182, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(182, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 1%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.27, -11.98, -4.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.27, 12.81, 200.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.104, 20.385, 24.859)`
Decimal	`6325124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608384, 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 #608384	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608384 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #608384 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608384; }
.text { color: #608384; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608384; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 131 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608384, #607184); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #608384?: #608384 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608384?: The RGB value is 96, 131, 132: 96 red, 131 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608384?: The complementary color is #846160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608384?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.