What color is #608878?

#608878 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 #608878?

The RGB value is 96, 136, 120: 96 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608878?

The complementary color is #886070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608878?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608878 color

#608878 rgb(96, 136, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #608878 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 53.3% green and 47.1% blue (96, 136, 120).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#608878 color codes

HEX	`#608878`
RGB	`rgb(96, 136, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 53.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 29%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.44, -17.5, 4.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.44, 17.98, 166.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.017, 21.45, 21.009)`
Decimal	`6326392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608878, 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 #608878	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608878 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #608878 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608878; }
.text { color: #608878; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608878; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 136 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608878, #608488); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #608878?: #608878 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 #608878?: The RGB value is 96, 136, 120: 96 red, 136 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608878?: The complementary color is #886070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608878?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.