What color is #608E85?

#608E85 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 #608E85?

The RGB value is 96, 142, 133: 96 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #608E85?

The complementary color is #8E6069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #608E85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#608E85 color

#608E85 rgb(96, 142, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #608E85 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 55.7% green and 52.2% blue (96, 142, 133).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.71:1).

#608E85 color codes

HEX	`#608E85`
RGB	`rgb(96, 142, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 55.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 6%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.61, -17.7, -0.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.61, 17.7, 180.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.729, 23.525, 25.74)`
Decimal	`6327941`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #608E85, 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 #608E85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#608E85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.71:1	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 #608E85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #608e85; }
.text { color: #608e85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #608e85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 142 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #608e85, #60808e); }

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Questions

What color is #608E85?: #608E85 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 #608E85?: The RGB value is 96, 142, 133: 96 red, 142 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #608E85?: The complementary color is #8E6069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #608E85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.