What color is #716A67?

#716A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716A67?

The RGB value is 113, 106, 103: 113 red, 106 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716A67?

The complementary color is #676E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716A67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716A67 color

#716A67 rgb(113, 106, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716A67 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.6% green and 40.4% blue (113, 106, 103).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#716A67 color codes

HEX	`#716A67`
RGB	`rgb(113, 106, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.6%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.36, 2.16, 2.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.36, 3.43, 51.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.412, 14.798, 14.926)`
Decimal	`7432807`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716A67, 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 #716A67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716A67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #716A67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716a67; }
.text { color: #716a67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716a67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 106 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716a67, #716f67); }

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Questions

What color is #716A67?: #716A67 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716A67?: The RGB value is 113, 106, 103: 113 red, 106 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716A67?: The complementary color is #676E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716A67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.