What color is #608672?

#608672 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608672?

The RGB value is 96, 134, 114: 96 red, 134 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608672?

The complementary color is #866074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608672?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608672 color

#608672 rgb(96, 134, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #608672 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.5% green and 44.7% blue (96, 134, 114).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#608672 color codes

HEX	`#608672`
RGB	`rgb(96, 134, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.68, -17.74, 6.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.68, 18.91, 159.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.385, 20.751, 19.058)`
Decimal	`6325874`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608672, 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 #608672	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608672 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #608672 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608672; }
.text { color: #608672; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608672; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 134 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608672, #608685); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #608672?: #608672 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608672?: The RGB value is 96, 134, 114: 96 red, 134 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608672?: The complementary color is #866074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608672?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.