What color is #607286?

#607286 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607286?

The RGB value is 96, 114, 134: 96 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607286?

The complementary color is #867460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607286?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607286 color

#607286 rgb(96, 114, 134)

Shades of blue

The hex color #607286 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 44.7% green and 52.5% blue (96, 114, 134).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 17% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Plumbeous (#5C7287), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#607286 color codes

HEX	`#607286`
RGB	`rgb(96, 114, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 44.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 17%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 28%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.29, -1.75, -13.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.29, 13.28, 262.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.143, 16.242, 24.887)`
Decimal	`6320774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607286, 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 #607286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #607286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607286; }
.text { color: #607286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 114 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607286, #616086); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #607286?: #607286 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Plumbeous. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607286?: The RGB value is 96, 114, 134: 96 red, 114 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607286?: The complementary color is #867460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607286?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.