What color is #71676F?

#71676F is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71676F?

The RGB value is 113, 103, 111: 113 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71676F?

The complementary color is #677169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71676F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71676F color

#71676F rgb(113, 103, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71676F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 40.4% green and 43.5% blue (113, 103, 111).

Its hue angle is 312°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#71676F color codes

HEX	`#71676F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 103, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 40.4%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(312, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(312, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.74, 5.52, -3.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.74, 6.31, 331.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.529, 14.359, 17.042)`
Decimal	`7432047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71676F, 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 #71676F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71676F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #71676F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71676f; }
.text { color: #71676f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71676f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 103 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71676f, #71676a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #71676F?: #71676F is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71676F?: The RGB value is 113, 103, 111: 113 red, 103 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71676F?: The complementary color is #677169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71676F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.