What color is #717551?

#717551 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717551?

The RGB value is 113, 117, 81: 113 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717551?

The complementary color is #555175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717551?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717551 color

#717551 rgb(113, 117, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #717551 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.9% green and 31.8% blue (113, 117, 81).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 18% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#717551 color codes

HEX	`#717551`
RGB	`rgb(113, 117, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 18%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 31%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 31%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.04, -7.92, 19.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.04, 20.96, 112.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.657, 16.828, 10.259)`
Decimal	`7435601`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717551, 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 #717551	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717551 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #717551 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717551; }
.text { color: #717551; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717551; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 117 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717551, #5f7551); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #717551?: #717551 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717551?: The RGB value is 113, 117, 81: 113 red, 117 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717551?: The complementary color is #555175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717551?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.