What color is #716E8E?

#716E8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716E8E?

The RGB value is 113, 110, 142: 113 red, 110 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716E8E?

The complementary color is #8B8E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716E8E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716E8E color

#716E8E rgb(113, 110, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #716E8E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.1% green and 55.7% blue (113, 110, 142).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 13% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bureaucracy (#746C8F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#716E8E color codes

HEX	`#716E8E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 110, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 13%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 23%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 23%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.77, 8.3, -17.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.77, 18.97, 295.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.267, 16.615, 27.883)`
Decimal	`7433870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716E8E, 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 #716E8E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716E8E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	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 #716E8E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716e8e; }
.text { color: #716e8e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716e8e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 110 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716e8e, #816e8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #716E8E?: #716E8E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Bureaucracy. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716E8E?: The RGB value is 113, 110, 142: 113 red, 110 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716E8E?: The complementary color is #8B8E6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716E8E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.32:1 and white text 4.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.