What color is #609172?

#609172 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 #609172?

The RGB value is 96, 145, 114: 96 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609172?

The complementary color is #91607F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609172?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609172 color

#609172 rgb(96, 145, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #609172 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 56.9% green and 44.7% blue (96, 145, 114).

Its hue angle is 142°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#609172 color codes

HEX	`#609172`
RGB	`rgb(96, 145, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 56.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(142, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(142, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 21%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.04, -23.46, 11.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.04, 26.04, 154.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.985, 23.952, 19.592)`
Decimal	`6328690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609172, 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 #609172	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609172 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #609172 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609172; }
.text { color: #609172; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609172; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 145 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609172, #60918b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #609172?: #609172 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 #609172?: The RGB value is 96, 145, 114: 96 red, 145 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609172?: The complementary color is #91607F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609172?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.