What color is #607A57?

#607A57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607A57?

The RGB value is 96, 122, 87: 96 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607A57?

The complementary color is #71577A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607A57 color

#607A57 rgb(96, 122, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #607A57 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 47.8% green and 34.1% blue (96, 122, 87).

Its hue angle is 105°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#607A57 color codes

HEX	`#607A57`
RGB	`rgb(96, 122, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 47.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(105, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(105, 29%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 29%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.38, -16.59, 16.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.38, 23.17, 135.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.503, 17.094, 11.603)`
Decimal	`6322775`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607A57, 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 #607A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #607A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607a57; }
.text { color: #607a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 122 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607a57, #577a5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #607A57?: #607A57 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607A57?: The RGB value is 96, 122, 87: 96 red, 122 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607A57?: The complementary color is #71577A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.