What color is #717661?

#717661 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717661?

The RGB value is 113, 118, 97: 113 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717661?

The complementary color is #666176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717661?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717661 color

#717661 rgb(113, 118, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717661 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.3% green and 38% blue (113, 118, 97).

Its hue angle is 74°, with 10% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#717661 color codes

HEX	`#717661`
RGB	`rgb(113, 118, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(74, 10%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(74, 18%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 18%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.67, -5.91, 10.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.67, 12.45, 118.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.446, 17.331, 13.838)`
Decimal	`7435873`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717661, 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 #717661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #717661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717661; }
.text { color: #717661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 118 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717661, #667661); }

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Questions

What color is #717661?: #717661 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717661?: The RGB value is 113, 118, 97: 113 red, 118 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717661?: The complementary color is #666176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717661?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.