What color is #716B6F?

#716B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716B6F?

The RGB value is 113, 107, 111: 113 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716B6F?

The complementary color is #6B716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716B6F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716B6F color

#716B6F rgb(113, 107, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716B6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 42% green and 43.5% blue (113, 107, 111).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Empress (#7C7173), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#716B6F color codes

HEX	`#716B6F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 107, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 42%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.87, 3.13, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.87, 3.43, 336.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.937, 15.174, 17.178)`
Decimal	`7433071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716B6F, 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 #716B6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716B6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #716B6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716b6f; }
.text { color: #716b6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716b6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 107 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716b6f, #716b6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #716B6F?: #716B6F is a gray, closest to the named color Empress. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716B6F?: The RGB value is 113, 107, 111: 113 red, 107 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716B6F?: The complementary color is #6B716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716B6F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.