What color is #609089?

#609089 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 #609089?

The RGB value is 96, 144, 137: 96 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609089?

The complementary color is #906067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609089?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609089 color

#609089 rgb(96, 144, 137)

Shades of teal

The hex color #609089 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 56.5% green and 53.7% blue (96, 144, 137).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.85:1).

#609089 color codes

HEX	`#609089`
RGB	`rgb(96, 144, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 56.5%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 33%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 5%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.33, -17.81, -1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.33, 17.87, 184.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.311, 24.238, 27.323)`
Decimal	`6328457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609089, 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 #609089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.59:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.85:1	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 #609089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609089; }
.text { color: #609089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 144 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609089, #607f90); }

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Questions

What color is #609089?: #609089 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 #609089?: The RGB value is 96, 144, 137: 96 red, 144 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609089?: The complementary color is #906067, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609089?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.85:1 and white text 3.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.