What color is #716579?

#716579 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716579?

The RGB value is 113, 101, 121: 113 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716579?

The complementary color is #6D7965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716579?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716579 color

#716579 rgb(113, 101, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716579 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 39.6% green and 47.5% blue (113, 101, 121).

Its hue angle is 276°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#716579 color codes

HEX	`#716579`
RGB	`rgb(113, 101, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 39.6%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(276, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(276, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 17%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.52, 8.84, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.52, 12.92, 313.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.914, 14.199, 20.04)`
Decimal	`7431545`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716579, 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 #716579	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716579 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #716579 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716579; }
.text { color: #716579; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716579; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 101 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716579, #796577); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716579?: #716579 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716579?: The RGB value is 113, 101, 121: 113 red, 101 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716579?: The complementary color is #6D7965, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716579?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.