What color is #607778?

#607778 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607778?

The RGB value is 96, 119, 120: 96 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607778?

The complementary color is #786160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607778?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607778 color

#607778 rgb(96, 119, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607778 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 46.7% green and 47.1% blue (96, 119, 120).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#607778 color codes

HEX	`#607778`
RGB	`rgb(96, 119, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 46.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, -8.12, -3.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 8.78, 202.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.81, 17.036, 20.274)`
Decimal	`6322040`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607778, 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 #607778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #607778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607778; }
.text { color: #607778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 119 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607778, #606b78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #607778?: #607778 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color North Atlantic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607778?: The RGB value is 96, 119, 120: 96 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607778?: The complementary color is #786160, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607778?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.