What color is #716667?

#716667 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716667?

The RGB value is 113, 102, 103: 113 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716667?

The complementary color is #667170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716667?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716667 color

#716667 rgb(113, 102, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716667 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 40% green and 40.4% blue (113, 102, 103).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#716667 color codes

HEX	`#716667`
RGB	`rgb(113, 102, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 40%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.22, 4.54, 1.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.22, 4.65, 12.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.009, 13.993, 14.792)`
Decimal	`7431783`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716667, 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 #716667	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.8:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716667 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.8:1	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 #716667 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716667; }
.text { color: #716667; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716667; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 102 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716667, #716b66); }

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Questions

What color is #716667?: #716667 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716667?: The RGB value is 113, 102, 103: 113 red, 102 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716667?: The complementary color is #667170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716667?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.8:1 and white text 5.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.