What color is #608E6E?

#608E6E 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 #608E6E?

The RGB value is 96, 142, 110: 96 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608E6E?

The complementary color is #8E6080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608E6E color

#608E6E rgb(96, 142, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #608E6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 55.7% green and 43.1% blue (96, 142, 110).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#608E6E color codes

HEX	`#608E6E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 142, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 55.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, -22.74, 12.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 25.79, 151.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.31, 22.958, 18.268)`
Decimal	`6327918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608E6E, 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 #608E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #608E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608e6e; }
.text { color: #608e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 142 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608e6e, #608e85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #608E6E?: #608E6E 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 #608E6E?: The RGB value is 96, 142, 110: 96 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608E6E?: The complementary color is #8E6080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.