#609BA4 Color

#609BA4 is rgb(96, 155, 164) in RGB, hsl(188, 27%, 51%) in HSL, and about cmyk(41%, 5%, 0%, 36%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.25. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#609BA4

HEX#609BA4

RGBrgb(96, 155, 164)

HSLhsl(188, 27%, 51%)

HSVhsv(188, 41%, 64%)

CMYKcmyk(41%, 5%, 0%, 36%)

OKLCHoklch(65.2% 0.063 208)

LABlab(60.20% -18.22 -11.13)

LCHlch(60.20% 21.35 211.42)

What #609BA4 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #609BA4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Cadet Blue#5F9EA0ΔE 4.25 Steel Teal#5F8A8FΔE 7.73 Blue Lagoon#4C9C9CΔE 8.02 Moonstone Blue#73A9C2ΔE 10.79 Pewter Blue#8BA8B7ΔE 12.47 Wintergreen Dream#56887DΔE 13.63

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#609BA4 Channel Values

How #609BA4 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 96 · G 155 · B 164	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 188° · S 27% · L 51%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 188° · S 41% · V 64%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 41% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 36%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.12:1 vs white · 6.72:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #609BA4 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #609BA4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #609BA4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #609BA4

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #609BA4 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#609BA4

Protanopia#9393A4

Protanomaly#8296A4

Deuteranopia#8B8BA5

Deuteranomaly#7C92A5

Tritanopia#5E9C9C

Tritanomaly#5F9C9F

Achromatopsia#929292

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Using #609BA4 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-609ba4: #609BA4;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #609BA4;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-609ba4': '#609BA4' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.376, green: 0.608, blue: 0.643)

Android XML<color name="color_609ba4">#609BA4</color>

SVG fillfill="#609BA4"

More Teal Colors

#609BA4 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#609BA4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #609BA4?

#609BA4 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(96, 155, 164) in RGB and hsl(188, 27%, 51%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.25.

What is the RGB value of #609BA4?

#609BA4 is rgb(96, 155, 164) — red 96, green 155, and blue 164 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #609BA4?

#609BA4 converts to approximately cmyk(41%, 5%, 0%, 36%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #609BA4 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #609BA4 scores 3.12:1 against white and 6.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #609BA4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #609BA4 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is cadetblue (#5F9EA0) at a CIE76 distance of 4.25, which is very hard to tell apart.

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