What color is #607C8E?

#607C8E is a grayish azure known as Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Whale Shark?

The RGB value is 96, 124, 142: 96 red, 124 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Whale Shark?

The complementary color is #8E7260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607C8E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Whale Shark color: hex code #607C8E

#607C8E rgb(96, 124, 142)

Shades of blue

Whale Shark has the hex code #607C8E. It is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 48.6% green and 55.7% blue (96, 124, 142).

Its hue angle is 203°, with 19% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

Whale Shark (#607C8E) color codes

HEX	`#607C8E`
RGB	`rgb(96, 124, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 48.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(203, 19%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(203, 32%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 13%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.52, -5.48, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.52, 14.11, 247.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.912, 18.854, 28.334)`
Decimal	`6323342`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Whale Shark, 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 #607C8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#607C8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #607C8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607c8e; }
.text { color: #607c8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607c8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 124 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607c8e, #60658e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #607C8E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #607C8E?: #607C8E is a grayish azure known as Whale Shark. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Whale Shark?: The RGB value is 96, 124, 142: 96 red, 124 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Whale Shark?: The complementary color is #8E7260, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607C8E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.