What color is #609B67?

#609B67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609B67?

The RGB value is 96, 155, 103: 96 red, 155 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609B67?

The complementary color is #9B6094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609B67?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609B67 color

#609B67 rgb(96, 155, 103)

Shades of green

The hex color #609B67 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 60.8% green and 40.4% blue (96, 155, 103).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 24% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#609B67 color codes

HEX	`#609B67`
RGB	`rgb(96, 155, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 60.8%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 24%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 38%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 34%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.89, -30.48, 21.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.89, 37.23, 144.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.992, 26.908, 17.022)`
Decimal	`6331239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609B67, 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 #609B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #609B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609b67; }
.text { color: #609b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 155 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609b67, #609b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #609B67?: #609B67 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609B67?: The RGB value is 96, 155, 103: 96 red, 155 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609B67?: The complementary color is #9B6094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609B67?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.