What color is #607A82?

#607A82 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607A82?

The RGB value is 96, 122, 130: 96 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607A82?

The complementary color is #826860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607A82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607A82 color

#607A82 rgb(96, 122, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607A82 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 47.8% green and 51% blue (96, 122, 130).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 15% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Catfish (#657D82), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#607A82 color codes

HEX	`#607A82`
RGB	`rgb(96, 122, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 47.8%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 15%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 26%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 6%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.52, -7.41, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.52, 10.51, 225.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.811, 18.017, 23.759)`
Decimal	`6322818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607A82, 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 #607A82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607A82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	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 #607A82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607a82; }
.text { color: #607a82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607a82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 122 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607a82, #606982); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #607A82?: #607A82 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Catfish. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607A82?: The RGB value is 96, 122, 130: 96 red, 122 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607A82?: The complementary color is #826860, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607A82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.