What color is #716A80?

#716A80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716A80?

The RGB value is 113, 106, 128: 113 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716A80?

The complementary color is #79806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716A80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716A80 color

#716A80 rgb(113, 106, 128)

Shades of purple

The hex color #716A80 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.6% green and 50.2% blue (113, 106, 128).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 9% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#716A80 color codes

HEX	`#716A80`
RGB	`rgb(113, 106, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 9%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 17%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 17%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.15, 7.39, -11.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.15, 13.4, 303.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.86, 15.377, 22.55)`
Decimal	`7432832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716A80, 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 #716A80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716A80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #716A80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716a80; }
.text { color: #716a80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716a80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 106 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716a80, #7c6a80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716A80?: #716A80 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716A80?: The RGB value is 113, 106, 128: 113 red, 106 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716A80?: The complementary color is #79806A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716A80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.