What color is #716E6B?

#716E6B is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716E6B?

The RGB value is 113, 110, 107: 113 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716E6B?

The complementary color is #6B6E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716E6B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716E6B color

#716E6B rgb(113, 110, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716E6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.1% green and 42% blue (113, 110, 107).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#716E6B color codes

HEX	`#716E6B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 110, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.1%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 5%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.61, 0.57, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.61, 2.16, 74.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.039, 15.724, 16.15)`
Decimal	`7433835`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716E6B, 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 #716E6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716E6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #716E6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716e6b; }
.text { color: #716e6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716e6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 110 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716e6b, #71716b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #716E6B?: #716E6B is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716E6B?: The RGB value is 113, 110, 107: 113 red, 110 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716E6B?: The complementary color is #6B6E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716E6B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.