What color is #609E6E?

#609E6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #609E6E?

The RGB value is 96, 158, 110: 96 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #609E6E?

The complementary color is #9E6090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #609E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#609E6E color

#609E6E rgb(96, 158, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #609E6E is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 62% green and 43.1% blue (96, 158, 110).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 24% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#609E6E color codes

HEX	`#609E6E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 158, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 62%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 24%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 39%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 30%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.95, -30.64, 18.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.95, 36.03, 148.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.864, 28.065, 19.119)`
Decimal	`6332014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #609E6E, 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 #609E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#609E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	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 #609E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #609e6e; }
.text { color: #609e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #609e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 158 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #609e6e, #609e8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Shamrock Green.

Questions

What color is #609E6E?: #609E6E is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #609E6E?: The RGB value is 96, 158, 110: 96 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #609E6E?: The complementary color is #9E6090, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #609E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.61:1 and white text 3.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.