What color is #71677A?

#71677A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71677A?

The RGB value is 113, 103, 122: 113 red, 103 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71677A?

The complementary color is #707A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71677A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71677A color

#71677A rgb(113, 103, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71677A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 40.4% green and 47.8% blue (113, 103, 122).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#71677A color codes

HEX	`#71677A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 103, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 40.4%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 16%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.1, 7.85, -9.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.1, 12.06, 310.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.173, 14.616, 20.431)`
Decimal	`7432058`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71677A, 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 #71677A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71677A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #71677A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71677a; }
.text { color: #71677a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71677a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 103 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71677a, #7a677a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #71677A?: #71677A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71677A?: The RGB value is 113, 103, 122: 113 red, 103 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71677A?: The complementary color is #707A67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71677A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.