What color is #71726C?

#71726C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71726C?

The RGB value is 113, 114, 108: 113 red, 114 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71726C?

The complementary color is #6D6C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71726C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71726C color

#71726C rgb(113, 114, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71726C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 44.7% green and 42.4% blue (113, 114, 108).

Its hue angle is 70°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#71726C color codes

HEX	`#71726C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 114, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 44.7%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(70, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(70, 5%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 5%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.79, -1.58, 3.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.79, 3.56, 116.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.534, 16.628, 16.576)`
Decimal	`7434860`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71726C, 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 #71726C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71726C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #71726C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71726c; }
.text { color: #71726c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71726c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 114 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71726c, #6e726c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #71726C?: #71726C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71726C?: The RGB value is 113, 114, 108: 113 red, 114 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71726C?: The complementary color is #6D6C72, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71726C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.