What color is #607472?

#607472 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607472?

The RGB value is 96, 116, 114: 96 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607472?

The complementary color is #746062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607472 color

#607472 rgb(96, 116, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607472 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 45.5% green and 44.7% blue (96, 116, 114).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wrapped in Twilight (#5F6D6E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#607472 color codes

HEX	`#607472`
RGB	`rgb(96, 116, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 45.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.23, -7.8, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.23, 7.92, 189.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.106, 16.192, 18.299)`
Decimal	`6321266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607472, 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 #607472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #607472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607472; }
.text { color: #607472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 116 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607472, #606c74); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #607472?: #607472 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Wrapped in Twilight. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607472?: The RGB value is 96, 116, 114: 96 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607472?: The complementary color is #746062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.