What color is #607178?

#607178 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607178?

The RGB value is 96, 113, 120: 96 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607178?

The complementary color is #786760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607178?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607178 color

#607178 rgb(96, 113, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607178 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.3% green and 47.1% blue (96, 113, 120).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#607178 color codes

HEX	`#607178`
RGB	`rgb(96, 113, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.3%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 6%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.52, -4.66, -5.99)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.52, 7.59, 232.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.118, 15.653, 20.043)`
Decimal	`6320504`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607178, 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 #607178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #607178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607178; }
.text { color: #607178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 113 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607178, #606578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #607178?: #607178 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607178?: The RGB value is 96, 113, 120: 96 red, 113 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607178?: The complementary color is #786760, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607178?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.