What color is #717467?

#717467 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717467?

The RGB value is 113, 116, 103: 113 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717467?

The complementary color is #6A6774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717467?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717467 color

#717467 rgb(113, 116, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717467 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.5% green and 40.4% blue (113, 116, 103).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 6% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#717467 color codes

HEX	`#717467`
RGB	`rgb(113, 116, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 6%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 11%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 11%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.24, -3.69, 6.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.24, 7.73, 118.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.503, 16.981, 15.29)`
Decimal	`7435367`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717467, 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 #717467	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717467 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #717467 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717467; }
.text { color: #717467; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717467; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 116 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717467, #6b7467); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #717467?: #717467 is a gray, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717467?: The RGB value is 113, 116, 103: 113 red, 116 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717467?: The complementary color is #6A6774, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717467?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.