What color is #717586?

#717586 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717586?

The RGB value is 113, 117, 134: 113 red, 117 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717586?

The complementary color is #868271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717586?

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

#717586 color

#717586 rgb(113, 117, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717586 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 45.9% green and 52.5% blue (113, 117, 134).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#717586 color codes

HEX	`#717586`
RGB	`rgb(113, 117, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 45.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 13%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, 2.23, -9.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 10.05, 282.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.473, 17.954, 25.095)`
Decimal	`7435654`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717586, 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 #717586	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717586 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #717586 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717586; }
.text { color: #717586; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717586; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 117 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717586, #787186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #717586?: #717586 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717586?: The RGB value is 113, 117, 134: 113 red, 117 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717586?: The complementary color is #868271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717586?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.