What color is #608455?

#608455 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608455?

The RGB value is 96, 132, 85: 96 red, 132 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608455?

The complementary color is #795584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608455?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608455 color

#608455 rgb(96, 132, 85)

Shades of green

The hex color #608455 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51.8% green and 33.3% blue (96, 132, 85).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 22% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#608455 color codes

HEX	`#608455`
RGB	`rgb(96, 132, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51.8%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 22%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 36%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 36%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, -22.18, 21.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 30.84, 135.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.714, 19.645, 11.609)`
Decimal	`6325333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608455, 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 #608455	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608455 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #608455 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608455; }
.text { color: #608455; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608455; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 132 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608455, #558462); }

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Questions

What color is #608455?: #608455 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608455?: The RGB value is 96, 132, 85: 96 red, 132 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608455?: The complementary color is #795584, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608455?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.