What color is #608D86?

#608D86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #608D86?

The RGB value is 96, 141, 134: 96 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608D86?

The complementary color is #8D6067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608D86?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608D86 color

#608D86 rgb(96, 141, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #608D86 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 55.3% green and 52.5% blue (96, 141, 134).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#608D86 color codes

HEX	`#608D86`
RGB	`rgb(96, 141, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 55.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 32%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.34, -16.93, -1.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.34, 16.97, 183.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.65, 23.257, 26.056)`
Decimal	`6327686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608D86, 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 #608D86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608D86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	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 #608D86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608d86; }
.text { color: #608d86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608d86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 141 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608d86, #607d8d); }

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Questions

What color is #608D86?: #608D86 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #608D86?: The RGB value is 96, 141, 134: 96 red, 141 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608D86?: The complementary color is #8D6067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608D86?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.65:1 and white text 3.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.