What color is #609D70?

#609D70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609D70?

The RGB value is 96, 157, 112: 96 red, 157 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609D70?

The complementary color is #9D608D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609D70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609D70 color

#609D70 rgb(96, 157, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #609D70 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 61.6% green and 43.9% blue (96, 157, 112).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#609D70 color codes

HEX	`#609D70`
RGB	`rgb(96, 157, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 61.6%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 29%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.68, -29.78, 17.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.68, 34.53, 149.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.804, 27.769, 19.643)`
Decimal	`6331760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609D70, 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 #609D70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609D70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #609D70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609d70; }
.text { color: #609d70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609d70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 157 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609d70, #609d8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #609D70?: #609D70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609D70?: The RGB value is 96, 157, 112: 96 red, 157 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609D70?: The complementary color is #9D608D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609D70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.55:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.