What color is #71697C?

#71697C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71697C?

The RGB value is 113, 105, 124: 113 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71697C?

The complementary color is #747C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71697C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71697C color

#71697C rgb(113, 105, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71697C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.2% green and 48.6% blue (113, 105, 124).

Its hue angle is 265°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#71697C color codes

HEX	`#71697C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 105, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.2%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(265, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(265, 15%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 15%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, 7.09, -9.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 11.79, 307)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.499, 15.069, 21.157)`
Decimal	`7432572`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71697C, 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 #71697C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71697C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #71697C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71697c; }
.text { color: #71697c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71697c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 105 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71697c, #7b697c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #71697C?: #71697C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71697C?: The RGB value is 113, 105, 124: 113 red, 105 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71697C?: The complementary color is #747C69, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71697C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.