What color is #607184?

#607184 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607184?

The RGB value is 96, 113, 132: 96 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607184?

The complementary color is #847360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607184?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607184 color

#607184 rgb(96, 113, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607184 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.3% green and 51.8% blue (96, 113, 132).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 16% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#607184 color codes

HEX	`#607184`
RGB	`rgb(96, 113, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.3%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 16%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 27%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 14%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.93, -1.67, -12.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.93, 12.64, 262.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.893, 15.962, 24.122)`
Decimal	`6320516`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607184, 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 #607184	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607184 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #607184 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607184; }
.text { color: #607184; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607184; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 113 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607184, #616084); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #607184?: #607184 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607184?: The RGB value is 96, 113, 132: 96 red, 113 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607184?: The complementary color is #847360, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607184?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.