What color is #608C6E?

#608C6E 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 #608C6E?

The RGB value is 96, 140, 110: 96 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608C6E?

The complementary color is #8C607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608C6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608C6E color

#608C6E rgb(96, 140, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #608C6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 54.9% green and 43.1% blue (96, 140, 110).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Clouded Pine (#628468), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#608C6E color codes

HEX	`#608C6E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 140, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 54.9%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 21%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.42, -21.72, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.42, 24.48, 152.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.015, 22.368, 18.17)`
Decimal	`6327406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608C6E, 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 #608C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	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 #608C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608c6e; }
.text { color: #608c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 140 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608c6e, #608c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #608C6E?: #608C6E 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 #608C6E?: The RGB value is 96, 140, 110: 96 red, 140 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608C6E?: The complementary color is #8C607E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608C6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.47:1 and white text 3.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.