What color is #717466?

#717466 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717466?

The RGB value is 113, 116, 102: 113 red, 116 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717466?

The complementary color is #696674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717466?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717466 color

#717466 rgb(113, 116, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717466 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.5% green and 40% blue (113, 116, 102).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#717466 color codes

HEX	`#717466`
RGB	`rgb(113, 116, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 12%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 12%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.21, -3.87, 7.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.21, 8.31, 117.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.453, 16.961, 15.027)`
Decimal	`7435366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717466, 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 #717466	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717466 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	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 #717466 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717466; }
.text { color: #717466; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717466; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 116 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717466, #6a7466); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #717466?: #717466 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717466?: The RGB value is 113, 116, 102: 113 red, 116 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717466?: The complementary color is #696674, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717466?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.