What color is #71637E?

#71637E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71637E?

The RGB value is 113, 99, 126: 113 red, 99 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71637E?

The complementary color is #707E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71637E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71637E color

#71637E rgb(113, 99, 126)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71637E is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 38.8% green and 49.4% blue (113, 99, 126).

Its hue angle is 271°, with 12% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.54:1).

#71637E color codes

HEX	`#71637E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 99, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 38.8%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(271, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(271, 21%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 21%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.15, 11.17, -13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.15, 17.14, 310.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.037, 13.941, 21.633)`
Decimal	`7431038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71637E, 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 #71637E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71637E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	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 #71637E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71637e; }
.text { color: #71637e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71637e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 99 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71637e, #7e637e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #71637E?: #71637E is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71637E?: The RGB value is 113, 99, 126: 113 red, 99 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71637E?: The complementary color is #707E63, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71637E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.79:1 and white text 5.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.