What color is #609800?

#609800 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609800?

The RGB value is 96, 152, 0: 96 red, 152 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609800?

The complementary color is #380098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609800?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609800 color

#609800 rgb(96, 152, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #609800 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 59.6% green and 0% blue (96, 152, 0).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 100% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Gecko’s Dream (#669900), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#609800 color codes

HEX	`#609800`
RGB	`rgb(96, 152, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 59.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 100%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 100%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 100%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.02, -38.36, 59.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.02, 70.87, 122.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.052, 24.943, 3.969)`
Decimal	`6330368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609800, 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 #609800	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609800 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	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 #609800 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609800; }
.text { color: #609800; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609800; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 152 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609800, #149800); }

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Questions

What color is #609800?: #609800 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Gecko’s Dream. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609800?: The RGB value is 96, 152, 0: 96 red, 152 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609800?: The complementary color is #380098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609800?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and white text 3.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.