What color is #609168?

#609168 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609168?

The RGB value is 96, 145, 104: 96 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609168?

The complementary color is #916089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609168?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609168 color

#609168 rgb(96, 145, 104)

Shades of green

The hex color #609168 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 56.9% green and 40.8% blue (96, 145, 104).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Medusa (#559260), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#609168 color codes

HEX	`#609168`
RGB	`rgb(96, 145, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 56.9%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 28%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -25.42, 16.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 30.39, 146.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.447, 23.736, 16.756)`
Decimal	`6328680`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609168, 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 #609168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #609168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609168; }
.text { color: #609168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 145 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609168, #609181); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #609168?: #609168 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Medusa. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609168?: The RGB value is 96, 145, 104: 96 red, 145 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609168?: The complementary color is #916089, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609168?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.