What color is #608575?

#608575 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608575?

The RGB value is 96, 133, 117: 96 red, 133 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608575?

The complementary color is #856070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608575 color

#608575 rgb(96, 133, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #608575 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.2% green and 45.9% blue (96, 133, 117).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#608575 color codes

HEX	`#608575`
RGB	`rgb(96, 133, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 28%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.45, -16.56, 4.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.45, 17.15, 164.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.421, 20.545, 19.927)`
Decimal	`6325621`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608575, 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 #608575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #608575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608575; }
.text { color: #608575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 133 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608575, #608385); }

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Questions

What color is #608575?: #608575 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608575?: The RGB value is 96, 133, 117: 96 red, 133 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608575?: The complementary color is #856070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.