What color is #608A75?

#608A75 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 #608A75?

The RGB value is 96, 138, 117: 96 red, 138 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608A75?

The complementary color is #8A6075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608A75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608A75 color

#608A75 rgb(96, 138, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #608A75 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 54.1% green and 45.9% blue (96, 138, 117).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#608A75 color codes

HEX	`#608A75`
RGB	`rgb(96, 138, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 54.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 30%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 15%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -19.21, 6.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 20.33, 160.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.122, 21.947, 20.16)`
Decimal	`6326901`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608A75, 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 #608A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #608A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608a75; }
.text { color: #608a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 138 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608a75, #608a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #608A75?: #608A75 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 #608A75?: The RGB value is 96, 138, 117: 96 red, 138 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608A75?: The complementary color is #8A6075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608A75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.