What color is #717186?

#717186 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717186?

The RGB value is 113, 113, 134: 113 red, 113 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717186?

The complementary color is #868671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717186?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717186 color

#717186 rgb(113, 113, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717186 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 44.3% green and 52.5% blue (113, 113, 134).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#717186 color codes

HEX	`#717186`
RGB	`rgb(113, 113, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 44.3%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.31, 4.6, -11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.31, 12.38, 291.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.017, 17.042, 24.943)`
Decimal	`7434630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717186, 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 #717186	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717186 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #717186 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717186; }
.text { color: #717186; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717186; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 113 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717186, #7c7186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #717186?: #717186 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717186?: The RGB value is 113, 113, 134: 113 red, 113 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717186?: The complementary color is #868671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717186?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.