#609683
Closest named color: Grey Teal (#5E9B8A). oklch(63% 0.065 170), rgb(96, 150, 131).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.18:1).
About this color
#609683 is a medium-light, muted green. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.065 and its hue 170°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Grey Teal (#5E9B8A), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.18:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.065) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Grey Teal (#5E9B8A) |
| Black text | 6.18:1 |
| White text | 3.39:1 |
Values
| HEX | #609683 |
| RGB | rgb(96, 150, 131) |
| HSL | hsl(159, 22%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.065 170) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #609683 | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #609683 | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc 42.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #609683 text on white | 3.39:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #609683 text on black | 6.18:1 | AA | Lc -40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F3F6F5
oklch(97.1% 0.003 174.5)
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Step 100
100
#E4ECE9
oklch(93.6% 0.009 171.8)
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Step 200
200
#CEDDD7
oklch(88.5% 0.018 170)
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Step 300
300
#ADC8BD
oklch(80.9% 0.033 169)
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Step 400
400
#82AB9C
oklch(70.7% 0.05 170.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#609683
oklch(63% 0.065 170)
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Step 600
600
#45816D
oklch(55.6% 0.071 170)
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Step 700
700
#366D5B
oklch(49.1% 0.066 170)
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Step 800
800
#2E594A
oklch(42.8% 0.055 169)
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Step 900
900
#29493E
oklch(37.7% 0.043 170)
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Step 950
950
#192B24
oklch(27.1% 0.027 167.9)
#609683 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #938F82 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #8A8984 | 0.063 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #519790 | 0.022 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.065 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #609683
#609683
oklch(63% 0.065 170)
- #A8798E
#A8798E
oklch(62.9% 0.065 350.7)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #609683, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.015
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.024
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.029
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.033
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.034
- Green Grey #77926F ΔE 0.034
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.041
- Cadet Blue #5F9EA0 ΔE 0.042
Use #609683 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.