What color is #608D57?

#608D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608D57?

The RGB value is 96, 141, 87: 96 red, 141 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608D57?

The complementary color is #84578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608D57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608D57 color

#608D57 rgb(96, 141, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #608D57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 55.3% green and 34.1% blue (96, 141, 87).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 24% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#608D57 color codes

HEX	`#608D57`
RGB	`rgb(96, 141, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 55.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 24%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 38%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 38%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.26, -26.39, 24.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.26, 35.71, 137.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.068, 22.224, 12.458)`
Decimal	`6327639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608D57, 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 #608D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	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 #608D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608d57; }
.text { color: #608d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 141 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608d57, #578d69); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #608D57?: #608D57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608D57?: The RGB value is 96, 141, 87: 96 red, 141 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608D57?: The complementary color is #84578D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608D57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.44:1 and white text 3.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.