What color is #71657B?

#71657B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71657B?

The RGB value is 113, 101, 123: 113 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71657B?

The complementary color is #6F7B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71657B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71657B color

#71657B rgb(113, 101, 123)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71657B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 39.6% green and 48.2% blue (113, 101, 123).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#71657B color codes

HEX	`#71657B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 101, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 39.6%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 18%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.59, 9.28, -10.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.59, 14.03, 311.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.038, 14.248, 20.693)`
Decimal	`7431547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71657B, 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 #71657B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71657B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	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 #71657B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71657b; }
.text { color: #71657b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71657b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 101 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71657b, #7b657a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #71657B?: #71657B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71657B?: The RGB value is 113, 101, 123: 113 red, 101 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71657B?: The complementary color is #6F7B65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71657B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.85:1 and white text 5.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.