What color is #71737E?

#71737E is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71737E?

The RGB value is 113, 115, 126: 113 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71737E?

The complementary color is #7E7C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71737E?

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.

#71737E color

#71737E rgb(113, 115, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71737E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.1% green and 49.4% blue (113, 115, 126).

Its hue angle is 231°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#71737E color codes

HEX	`#71737E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 115, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.1%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(231, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(231, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 9%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.61, 1.59, -6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.61, 6.5, 284.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.706, 17.278, 22.19)`
Decimal	`7435134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71737E, 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 #71737E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71737E 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 #71737E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71737e; }
.text { color: #71737e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71737e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 115 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71737e, #75717e); }

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Questions

What color is #71737E?: #71737E is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71737E?: The RGB value is 113, 115, 126: 113 red, 115 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71737E?: The complementary color is #7E7C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71737E?: 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.