What color is #716F82?

#716F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716F82?

The RGB value is 113, 111, 130: 113 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716F82?

The complementary color is #80826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716F82?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716F82 color

#716F82 rgb(113, 111, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716F82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.5% green and 51% blue (113, 111, 130).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 8% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#716F82 color codes

HEX	`#716F82`
RGB	`rgb(113, 111, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.5%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 8%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.61, 4.86, -10.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.61, 11.27, 295.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.523, 16.491, 23.427)`
Decimal	`7434114`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716F82, 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 #716F82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716F82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #716F82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716f82; }
.text { color: #716f82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716f82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 111 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716f82, #7a6f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716F82?: #716F82 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716F82?: The RGB value is 113, 111, 130: 113 red, 111 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716F82?: The complementary color is #80826F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716F82?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.3:1 and white text 4.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.