What color is #717572?

#717572 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717572?

The RGB value is 113, 117, 114: 113 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717572?

The complementary color is #757174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717572?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717572 color

#717572 rgb(113, 117, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717572 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.9% green and 44.7% blue (113, 117, 114).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 2% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#717572 color codes

HEX	`#717572`
RGB	`rgb(113, 117, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.9%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 2%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 3%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 3%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.82, -2.13, 1.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.82, 2.41, 152.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.208, 17.448, 18.43)`
Decimal	`7435634`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717572, 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 #717572	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717572 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	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 #717572 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717572; }
.text { color: #717572; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717572; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 117 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717572, #717574); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #717572?: #717572 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717572?: The RGB value is 113, 117, 114: 113 red, 117 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717572?: The complementary color is #757174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717572?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.49:1 and white text 4.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.