What color is #607272?

#607272 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607272?

The RGB value is 96, 114, 114: 96 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607272?

The complementary color is #726060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607272?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607272 color

#607272 rgb(96, 114, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607272 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.7% green and 44.7% blue (96, 114, 114).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#607272 color codes

HEX	`#607272`
RGB	`rgb(96, 114, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 16%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.63, -6.65, -2.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.63, 7.02, 198.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.878, 15.736, 18.222)`
Decimal	`6320754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607272, 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 #607272	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607272 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #607272 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607272; }
.text { color: #607272; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607272; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 114 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607272, #606972); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dim Gray.

Questions

What color is #607272?: #607272 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607272?: The RGB value is 96, 114, 114: 96 red, 114 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607272?: The complementary color is #726060, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607272?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.