What color is #609893?

#609893 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 #609893?

The RGB value is 96, 152, 147: 96 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609893?

The complementary color is #986065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609893?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609893 color

#609893 rgb(96, 152, 147)

Shades of teal

The hex color #609893 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 59.6% green and 57.6% blue (96, 152, 147).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 23% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Martian Cerulean (#57958B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.41:1).

#609893 color codes

HEX	`#609893`
RGB	`rgb(96, 152, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 59.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 23%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 37%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 3%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.02, -19.58, -3.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.02, 19.84, 189.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.317, 27.048, 31.696)`
Decimal	`6330515`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609893, 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 #609893	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609893 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.41:1	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 #609893 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609893; }
.text { color: #609893; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609893; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 152 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609893, #608198); }

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Questions

What color is #609893?: #609893 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 #609893?: The RGB value is 96, 152, 147: 96 red, 152 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609893?: The complementary color is #986065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609893?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.41:1 and white text 3.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.