What color is #609253?

#609253 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609253?

The RGB value is 96, 146, 83: 96 red, 146 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609253?

The complementary color is #855392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609253?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609253 color

#609253 rgb(96, 146, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #609253 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 57.3% green and 32.5% blue (96, 146, 83).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 28% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Victorian Garden (#558E4C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#609253 color codes

HEX	`#609253`
RGB	`rgb(96, 146, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 57.3%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 28%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 43%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 43%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.75, -29.44, 28.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.75, 40.75, 136.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.664, 23.668, 11.872)`
Decimal	`6328915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609253, 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 #609253	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609253 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	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 #609253 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609253; }
.text { color: #609253; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609253; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 146 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609253, #539265); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #609253?: #609253 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Victorian Garden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609253?: The RGB value is 96, 146, 83: 96 red, 146 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609253?: The complementary color is #855392, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609253?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.73:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.