What color is #609666?

#609666 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609666?

The RGB value is 96, 150, 102: 96 red, 150 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609666?

The complementary color is #966090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609666?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609666 color

#609666 rgb(96, 150, 102)

Shades of green

The hex color #609666 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 58.8% green and 40% blue (96, 150, 102).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.05:1).

#609666 color codes

HEX	`#609666`
RGB	`rgb(96, 150, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 58.8%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 32%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.33, -28.25, 19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.33, 34.51, 144.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.128, 25.258, 16.488)`
Decimal	`6329958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609666, 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 #609666	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609666 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.05:1	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 #609666 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609666; }
.text { color: #609666; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609666; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 150 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609666, #609681); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #609666?: #609666 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609666?: The RGB value is 96, 150, 102: 96 red, 150 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609666?: The complementary color is #966090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609666?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.05:1 and white text 3.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.