What color is #608488?

#608488 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608488?

The RGB value is 96, 132, 136: 96 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608488?

The complementary color is #886460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608488?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608488 color

#608488 rgb(96, 132, 136)

Shades of teal

The hex color #608488 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 51.8% green and 53.3% blue (96, 132, 136).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Arctic (#648589), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#608488 color codes

HEX	`#608488`
RGB	`rgb(96, 132, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 51.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, -11.54, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 13.12, 208.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.518, 20.766, 26.373)`
Decimal	`6325384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608488, 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 #608488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #608488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608488; }
.text { color: #608488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 132 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608488, #607088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #608488?: #608488 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Arctic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608488?: The RGB value is 96, 132, 136: 96 red, 132 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608488?: The complementary color is #886460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608488?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.