What color is #716A83?

#716A83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716A83?

The RGB value is 113, 106, 131: 113 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716A83?

The complementary color is #7C836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716A83?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716A83 color

#716A83 rgb(113, 106, 131)

Shades of purple

The hex color #716A83 is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.6% green and 51.4% blue (113, 106, 131).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 11% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Heron (#6A6887), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#716A83 color codes

HEX	`#716A83`
RGB	`rgb(113, 106, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 11%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 19%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 19%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.25, 8.08, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.25, 15.15, 302.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.06, 15.457, 23.606)`
Decimal	`7432835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716A83, 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 #716A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #716A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716a83; }
.text { color: #716a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 106 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716a83, #7d6a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716A83?: #716A83 is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Heron. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716A83?: The RGB value is 113, 106, 131: 113 red, 106 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716A83?: The complementary color is #7C836A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716A83?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.09:1 and white text 5.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.