What color is #607F83?

#607F83 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 #607F83?

The RGB value is 96, 127, 131: 96 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #607F83?

The complementary color is #836460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #607F83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#607F83 color

#607F83 rgb(96, 127, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #607F83 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 37.6% red, 49.8% green and 51.4% blue (96, 127, 131).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 15% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 27% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is North Atlantic (#5E7B7F), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#607F83 color codes

HEX	`#607F83`
RGB	`rgb(96, 127, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(37.6%, 49.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 15%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 27%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(27%, 3%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.04, -9.99, -5.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.04, 11.54, 209.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.509, 19.304, 24.324)`
Decimal	`6324099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #607F83, 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 #607F83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#607F83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #607F83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #607f83; }
.text { color: #607f83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #607f83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(96 127 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #607f83, #606d83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #607F83?: #607F83 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 #607F83?: The RGB value is 96, 127, 131: 96 red, 127 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #607F83?: The complementary color is #836460, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #607F83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.