What color is #608464?

#608464 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 #608464?

The RGB value is 96, 132, 100: 96 red, 132 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608464?

The complementary color is #846080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608464?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608464 color

#608464 rgb(96, 132, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #608464 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51.8% green and 39.2% blue (96, 132, 100).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.98:1).

#608464 color codes

HEX	`#608464`
RGB	`rgb(96, 132, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 0%, 24%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.73, -19.52, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.73, 23.62, 145.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.375, 19.909, 15.087)`
Decimal	`6325348`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608464, 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 #608464	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.98:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608464 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.22:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.98:1	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 #608464 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608464; }
.text { color: #608464; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608464; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 132 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608464, #608476); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #608464?: #608464 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 #608464?: The RGB value is 96, 132, 100: 96 red, 132 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608464?: The complementary color is #846080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608464?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.98:1 and white text 4.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.