What color is #607E51?

#607E51 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #607E51?

The RGB value is 96, 126, 81: 96 red, 126 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607E51?

The complementary color is #6F517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607E51?

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.

#607E51 color

#607E51 rgb(96, 126, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #607E51 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 49.4% green and 31.8% blue (96, 126, 81).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 22% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Kale (#648251), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#607E51 color codes

HEX	`#607E51`
RGB	`rgb(96, 126, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 49.4%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 22%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 36%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 36%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.5, -19.72, 21.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.5, 28.9, 133.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.77, 18.002, 10.532)`
Decimal	`6323793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607E51, 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 #607E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#607E51 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 #607E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607e51; }
.text { color: #607e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 126 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607e51, #517e59); }

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Questions

What color is #607E51?: #607E51 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Kale. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #607E51?: The RGB value is 96, 126, 81: 96 red, 126 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607E51?: The complementary color is #6F517E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607E51?: 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.