What color is #716F85?

#716F85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716F85?

The RGB value is 113, 111, 133: 113 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716F85?

The complementary color is #83856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716F85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716F85 color

#716F85 rgb(113, 111, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #716F85 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.5% green and 52.2% blue (113, 111, 133).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#716F85 color codes

HEX	`#716F85`
RGB	`rgb(113, 111, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 17%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 17%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.72, 5.55, -11.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.72, 13.04, 295.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.727, 16.573, 24.503)`
Decimal	`7434117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716F85, 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 #716F85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716F85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #716F85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716f85; }
.text { color: #716f85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716f85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 111 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716f85, #7c6f85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #716F85?: #716F85 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716F85?: The RGB value is 113, 111, 133: 113 red, 111 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716F85?: The complementary color is #83856F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716F85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.