What color is #608876?

#608876 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 #608876?

The RGB value is 96, 136, 118: 96 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608876?

The complementary color is #886072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608876?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608876 color

#608876 rgb(96, 136, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #608876 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 53.3% green and 46.3% blue (96, 136, 118).

Its hue angle is 153°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.28:1).

#608876 color codes

HEX	`#608876`
RGB	`rgb(96, 136, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 53.3%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(153, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(153, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 13%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.39, -17.94, 5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.39, 18.69, 163.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.897, 21.402, 20.377)`
Decimal	`6326390`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608876, 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 #608876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.28:1	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 #608876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608876; }
.text { color: #608876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 136 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608876, #608688); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #608876?: #608876 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 #608876?: The RGB value is 96, 136, 118: 96 red, 136 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608876?: The complementary color is #886072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608876?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.28:1 and white text 3.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.