What color is #608C95?

#608C95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608C95?

The RGB value is 96, 140, 149: 96 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608C95?

The complementary color is #956960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608C95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608C95 color

#608C95 rgb(96, 140, 149)

Shades of teal

The hex color #608C95 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 54.9% green and 58.4% blue (96, 140, 149).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Horizon (#648894), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.68:1).

#608C95 color codes

HEX	`#608C95`
RGB	`rgb(96, 140, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 54.9%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 36%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 6%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.49, -12.64, -9.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.49, 15.86, 217.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.625, 23.412, 31.913)`
Decimal	`6327445`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608C95, 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 #608C95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608C95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.7:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.68:1	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 #608C95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608c95; }
.text { color: #608c95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608c95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 140 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608c95, #607295); }

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Questions

What color is #608C95?: #608C95 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Horizon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608C95?: The RGB value is 96, 140, 149: 96 red, 140 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608C95?: The complementary color is #956960, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608C95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.68:1 and white text 3.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.