What color is #716979?

#716979 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716979?

The RGB value is 113, 105, 121: 113 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716979?

The complementary color is #717969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716979?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716979 color

#716979 rgb(113, 105, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716979 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.2% green and 47.5% blue (113, 105, 121).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 7% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#716979 color codes

HEX	`#716979`
RGB	`rgb(113, 105, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 7%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 13%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.63, 6.43, -7.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.63, 10.08, 309.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.312, 14.994, 20.173)`
Decimal	`7432569`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716979, 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 #716979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	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 #716979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716979; }
.text { color: #716979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 105 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716979, #796979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716979?: #716979 is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716979?: The RGB value is 113, 105, 121: 113 red, 105 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716979?: The complementary color is #717969, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716979?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4:1 and white text 5.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.