What color is #608D69?

#608D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608D69?

The RGB value is 96, 141, 105: 96 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608D69?

The complementary color is #8D6084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608D69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608D69 color

#608D69 rgb(96, 141, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #608D69 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 55.3% green and 41.2% blue (96, 141, 105).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#608D69 color codes

HEX	`#608D69`
RGB	`rgb(96, 141, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 55.3%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 26%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, -23.21, 14.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 27.33, 148.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.898, 22.556, 16.825)`
Decimal	`6327657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608D69, 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 #608D69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608D69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #608D69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608d69; }
.text { color: #608d69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608d69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 141 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608d69, #608d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #608D69?: #608D69 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608D69?: The RGB value is 96, 141, 105: 96 red, 141 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608D69?: The complementary color is #8D6084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608D69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.