What color is #608964?

#608964 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608964?

The RGB value is 96, 137, 100: 96 red, 137 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608964?

The complementary color is #896085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608964?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608964 color

#608964 rgb(96, 137, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #608964 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 53.7% green and 39.2% blue (96, 137, 100).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#608964 color codes

HEX	`#608964`
RGB	`rgb(96, 137, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 53.7%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 27%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.27, -22.12, 15.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.27, 26.96, 145.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.069, 21.298, 15.318)`
Decimal	`6326628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608964, 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 #608964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #608964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608964; }
.text { color: #608964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 137 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608964, #608979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #608964?: #608964 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Clouded Pine. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608964?: The RGB value is 96, 137, 100: 96 red, 137 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608964?: The complementary color is #896085, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608964?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.