What color is #71657F?

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

What is the RGB value of #71657F?

The RGB value is 113, 101, 127: 113 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71657F?

The complementary color is #737F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71657F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71657F color

#71657F rgb(113, 101, 127)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71657F is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 39.6% green and 49.8% blue (113, 101, 127).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 11% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.43:1).

#71657F color codes

HEX	`#71657F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 101, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 39.6%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 11%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 20%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 20%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.73, 10.18, -12.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.73, 16.29, 308.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.294, 14.35, 22.039)`
Decimal	`7431551`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71657F, 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 #71657F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71657F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.43:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #71657F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71657f; }
.text { color: #71657f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71657f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 101 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71657f, #7e657f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #71657F?: #71657F is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71657F?: The RGB value is 113, 101, 127: 113 red, 101 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71657F?: The complementary color is #737F65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71657F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.