What color is #716566?

#716566 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716566?

The RGB value is 113, 101, 102: 113 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716566?

The complementary color is #657170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716566?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716566 color

#716566 rgb(113, 101, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716566 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 39.6% green and 40% blue (113, 101, 102).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 6% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#716566 color codes

HEX	`#716566`
RGB	`rgb(113, 101, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 39.6%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 6%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 11%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.91, 4.94, 1.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.91, 5.08, 13.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.862, 13.778, 14.497)`
Decimal	`7431526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716566, 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 #716566	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716566 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #716566 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716566; }
.text { color: #716566; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716566; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 101 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716566, #716a65); }

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Questions

What color is #716566?: #716566 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716566?: The RGB value is 113, 101, 102: 113 red, 101 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716566?: The complementary color is #657170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716566?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.