What color is #608557?

#608557 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608557?

The RGB value is 96, 133, 87: 96 red, 133 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608557?

The complementary color is #7C5785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608557?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608557 color

#608557 rgb(96, 133, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #608557 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.2% green and 34.1% blue (96, 133, 87).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#608557 color codes

HEX	`#608557`
RGB	`rgb(96, 133, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.2%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 35%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 35%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.78, -22.37, 20.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.78, 30.52, 137.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.931, 19.949, 12.079)`
Decimal	`6325591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608557, 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 #608557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #608557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608557; }
.text { color: #608557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 133 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608557, #578565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #608557?: #608557 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608557?: The RGB value is 96, 133, 87: 96 red, 133 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608557?: The complementary color is #7C5785, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608557?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.