What color is #716576?

#716576 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716576?

The RGB value is 113, 101, 118: 113 red, 101 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716576?

The complementary color is #6A7665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716576?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716576 color

#716576 rgb(113, 101, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716576 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 39.6% green and 46.3% blue (113, 101, 118).

Its hue angle is 282°, with 8% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#716576 color codes

HEX	`#716576`
RGB	`rgb(113, 101, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 39.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(282, 8%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(282, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 14%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 8.19, -7.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 11.29, 316.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.733, 14.126, 19.087)`
Decimal	`7431542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716576, 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 #716576	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716576 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #716576 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716576; }
.text { color: #716576; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716576; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 101 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716576, #766573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716576?: #716576 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716576?: The RGB value is 113, 101, 118: 113 red, 101 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716576?: The complementary color is #6A7665, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716576?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.