What color is #609681?

#609681 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609681?

The RGB value is 96, 150, 129: 96 red, 150 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609681?

The complementary color is #966075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609681?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609681 color

#609681 rgb(96, 150, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #609681 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 58.8% green and 50.6% blue (96, 150, 129).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#609681 color codes

HEX	`#609681`
RGB	`rgb(96, 150, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 58.8%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 14%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.93, -22.79, 5.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.93, 23.43, 166.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.691, 25.883, 24.723)`
Decimal	`6329985`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609681, 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 #609681	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609681 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	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 #609681 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609681; }
.text { color: #609681; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609681; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 150 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609681, #609096); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #609681?: #609681 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Martian Cerulean. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609681?: The RGB value is 96, 150, 129: 96 red, 150 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609681?: The complementary color is #966075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609681?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.