What color is #607D79?

#607D79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607D79?

The RGB value is 96, 125, 121: 96 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607D79?

The complementary color is #7D6064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607D79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607D79 color

#607D79 rgb(96, 125, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607D79 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 49% green and 47.5% blue (96, 125, 121).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 13% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Underwater World (#657F7A), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#607D79 color codes

HEX	`#607D79`
RGB	`rgb(96, 125, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 49%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 13%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 23%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, -11.27, -1.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 11.34, 186.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.608, 18.534, 20.84)`
Decimal	`6323577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607D79, 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 #607D79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#607D79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #607D79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607d79; }
.text { color: #607d79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607d79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 125 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607d79, #60737d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #607D79?: #607D79 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Underwater World. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607D79?: The RGB value is 96, 125, 121: 96 red, 125 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607D79?: The complementary color is #7D6064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607D79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.