What color is #608685?

#608685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608685?

The RGB value is 96, 134, 133: 96 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608685?

The complementary color is #866061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608685 color

#608685 rgb(96, 134, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #608685 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (96, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Stream Burble (#5E7E7D), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#608685 color codes

HEX	`#608685`
RGB	`rgb(96, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.2, -13.39, -3.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.2, 13.9, 195.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.581, 21.23, 25.357)`
Decimal	`6325893`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608685, 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 #608685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #608685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608685; }
.text { color: #608685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608685, #607486); }

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Questions

What color is #608685?: #608685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Stream Burble. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608685?: The RGB value is 96, 134, 133: 96 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608685?: The complementary color is #866061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.