What color is #608978?

#608978 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 #608978?

The RGB value is 96, 137, 120: 96 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608978?

The complementary color is #896071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608978?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608978 color

#608978 rgb(96, 137, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #608978 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 53.7% green and 47.1% blue (96, 137, 120).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 46% 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 5.35:1).

#608978 color codes

HEX	`#608978`
RGB	`rgb(96, 137, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 53.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 12%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.74, -18.03, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.74, 18.6, 165.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.159, 21.733, 21.057)`
Decimal	`6326648`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608978, 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 #608978	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608978 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	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 #608978 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608978; }
.text { color: #608978; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608978; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 137 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608978, #608589); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #608978?: #608978 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 #608978?: The RGB value is 96, 137, 120: 96 red, 137 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608978?: The complementary color is #896071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608978?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.35:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.