What color is #608C80?

#608C80 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 #608C80?

The RGB value is 96, 140, 128: 96 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608C80?

The complementary color is #8C606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608C80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608C80 color

#608C80 rgb(96, 140, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #608C80 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 54.9% green and 50.2% blue (96, 140, 128).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#608C80 color codes

HEX	`#608C80`
RGB	`rgb(96, 140, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 54.9%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 9%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.87, -17.81, 1.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.87, 17.88, 174.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.097, 22.801, 23.865)`
Decimal	`6327424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608C80, 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 #608C80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608C80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #608C80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608c80; }
.text { color: #608c80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608c80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 140 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608c80, #60828c); }

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Questions

What color is #608C80?: #608C80 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 #608C80?: The RGB value is 96, 140, 128: 96 red, 140 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608C80?: The complementary color is #8C606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608C80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.