What color is #71696D?

#71696D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71696D?

The RGB value is 113, 105, 109: 113 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71696D?

The complementary color is #69716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71696D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71696D color

#71696D rgb(113, 105, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71696D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.2% green and 42.7% blue (113, 105, 109).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 4% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#71696D color codes

HEX	`#71696D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 105, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.2%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 4%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.25, 3.92, -1.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.25, 4.07, 344.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.622, 14.718, 16.536)`
Decimal	`7432557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71696D, 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 #71696D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71696D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #71696D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71696d; }
.text { color: #71696d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71696d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 105 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71696d, #716969); }

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Questions

What color is #71696D?: #71696D is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71696D?: The RGB value is 113, 105, 109: 113 red, 105 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71696D?: The complementary color is #69716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71696D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.