What color is #607157?

#607157 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607157?

The RGB value is 96, 113, 87: 96 red, 113 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607157?

The complementary color is #685771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607157?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607157 color

#607157 rgb(96, 113, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #607157 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.3% green and 34.1% blue (96, 113, 87).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#607157 color codes

HEX	`#607157`
RGB	`rgb(96, 113, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.61, -11.65, 12.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.61, 17, 133.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.449, 14.985, 11.252)`
Decimal	`6320471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607157, 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 #607157	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607157 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	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 #607157 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607157; }
.text { color: #607157; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607157; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 113 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607157, #57715b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ebony.

Questions

What color is #607157?: #607157 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607157?: The RGB value is 96, 113, 87: 96 red, 113 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607157?: The complementary color is #685771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607157?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.