What color is #607461?

#607461 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607461?

The RGB value is 96, 116, 97: 96 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607461?

The complementary color is #746073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607461?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607461 color

#607461 rgb(96, 116, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #607461 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 45.5% green and 38% blue (96, 116, 97).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Cactus (#5B6F55), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#607461 color codes

HEX	`#607461`
RGB	`rgb(96, 116, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 45.5%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 16%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.76, -11.43, 8.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.76, 14, 144.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.226, 15.84, 13.668)`
Decimal	`6321249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607461, 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 #607461	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607461 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #607461 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607461; }
.text { color: #607461; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607461; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 116 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607461, #60746b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #607461?: #607461 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Cactus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607461?: The RGB value is 96, 116, 97: 96 red, 116 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607461?: The complementary color is #746073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607461?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.