What color is #71756C?

#71756C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71756C?

The RGB value is 113, 117, 108: 113 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71756C?

The complementary color is #706C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71756C?

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.

#71756C color

#71756C rgb(113, 117, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71756C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.9% green and 42.4% blue (113, 117, 108).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#71756C color codes

HEX	`#71756C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 117, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.9%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.66, -3.32, 4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.66, 5.54, 126.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.878, 17.316, 16.69)`
Decimal	`7435628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71756C, 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 #71756C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71756C 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 #71756C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71756c; }
.text { color: #71756c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71756c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 117 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71756c, #6d756c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #71756C?: #71756C is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71756C?: The RGB value is 113, 117, 108: 113 red, 117 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71756C?: The complementary color is #706C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71756C?: 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.