What color is #607478?

#607478 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607478?

The RGB value is 96, 116, 120: 96 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607478?

The complementary color is #786460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607478?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607478 color

#607478 rgb(96, 116, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607478 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 45.5% green and 47.1% blue (96, 116, 120).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Night Rendezvous (#66787E), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#607478 color codes

HEX	`#607478`
RGB	`rgb(96, 116, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 45.5%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 3%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -6.4, -4.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 7.92, 216.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.458, 16.333, 20.156)`
Decimal	`6321272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607478, 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 #607478	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607478 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #607478 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607478; }
.text { color: #607478; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607478; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 116 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607478, #606878); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #607478?: #607478 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Night Rendezvous. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607478?: The RGB value is 96, 116, 120: 96 red, 116 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607478?: The complementary color is #786460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607478?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.