What color is #716A77?

#716A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716A77?

The RGB value is 113, 106, 119: 113 red, 106 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716A77?

The complementary color is #70776A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716A77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716A77 color

#716A77 rgb(113, 106, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.6% green and 46.7% blue (113, 106, 119).

Its hue angle is 272°, with 6% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#716A77 color codes

HEX	`#716A77`
RGB	`rgb(113, 106, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(272, 6%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(272, 11%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 11%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.84, 5.4, -6.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.84, 8.25, 310.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.293, 15.151, 19.568)`
Decimal	`7432823`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716A77, 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 #716A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #716A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716a77; }
.text { color: #716a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 106 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716a77, #776a77); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716A77?: #716A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716A77?: The RGB value is 113, 106, 119: 113 red, 106 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716A77?: The complementary color is #70776A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716A77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.