What color is #609693?

#609693 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609693?

The RGB value is 96, 150, 147: 96 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609693?

The complementary color is #966063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609693?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609693 color

#609693 rgb(96, 150, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #609693 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 58.8% green and 57.6% blue (96, 150, 147).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 22% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#609693 color codes

HEX	`#609693`
RGB	`rgb(96, 150, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 58.8%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 22%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 36%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 2%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.42, -18.53, -4.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.42, 18.97, 192.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.995, 26.405, 31.588)`
Decimal	`6330003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609693, 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 #609693	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609693 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #609693 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609693; }
.text { color: #609693; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609693; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 150 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609693, #607e96); }

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Questions

What color is #609693?: #609693 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609693?: The RGB value is 96, 150, 147: 96 red, 150 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609693?: The complementary color is #966063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609693?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.28:1 and white text 3.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.