What color is #71718F?

#71718F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71718F?

The RGB value is 113, 113, 143: 113 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71718F?

The complementary color is #8F8F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71718F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71718F color

#71718F rgb(113, 113, 143)

Shades of blue

The hex color #71718F is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 44.3% green and 56.1% blue (113, 113, 143).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#71718F color codes

HEX	`#71718F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 113, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 44.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 21%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.64, 6.75, -16.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.64, 17.66, 292.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.672, 17.304, 28.39)`
Decimal	`7434639`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71718F, 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 #71718F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71718F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	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 #71718F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71718f; }
.text { color: #71718f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71718f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 113 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71718f, #80718f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #71718F?: #71718F is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71718F?: The RGB value is 113, 113, 143: 113 red, 113 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71718F?: The complementary color is #8F8F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71718F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.46:1 and white text 4.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.