What color is #71748B?

#71748B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71748B?

The RGB value is 113, 116, 139: 113 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71748B?

The complementary color is #8B8871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71748B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71748B color

#71748B rgb(113, 116, 139)

Shades of blue

The hex color #71748B is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.5% green and 54.5% blue (113, 116, 139).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#71748B color codes

HEX	`#71748B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 116, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 17%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.33, 4, -12.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.33, 13.52, 287.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.715, 17.865, 26.936)`
Decimal	`7435403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71748B, 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 #71748B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71748B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	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 #71748B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71748b; }
.text { color: #71748b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71748b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 116 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71748b, #7b718b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #71748B?: #71748B is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71748B?: The RGB value is 113, 116, 139: 113 red, 116 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71748B?: The complementary color is #8B8871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71748B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.