What color is #609286?

#609286 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 #609286?

The RGB value is 96, 146, 134: 96 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609286?

The complementary color is #92606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609286 color

#609286 rgb(96, 146, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #609286 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 57.3% green and 52.5% blue (96, 146, 134).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 21% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#609286 color codes

HEX	`#609286`
RGB	`rgb(96, 146, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 57.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 21%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 8%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.85, -19.58, 1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.85, 19.6, 176.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.404, 24.765, 26.307)`
Decimal	`6328966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609286, 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 #609286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #609286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609286; }
.text { color: #609286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 146 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609286, #608592); }

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Questions

What color is #609286?: #609286 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 #609286?: The RGB value is 96, 146, 134: 96 red, 146 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609286?: The complementary color is #92606C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.