What color is #7176A1?

#7176A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7176A1?

The RGB value is 113, 118, 161: 113 red, 118 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7176A1?

The complementary color is #A19C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7176A1?

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

#7176A1 color

#7176A1 rgb(113, 118, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7176A1 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.3% green and 63.1% blue (113, 118, 161).

Its hue angle is 234°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 27% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#7176A1 color codes

HEX	`#7176A1`
RGB	`rgb(113, 118, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.3%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(234, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(234, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 27%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.73, 8.35, -23.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.73, 25.11, 289.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.72, 19.04, 36.347)`
Decimal	`7435937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7176A1, 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 #7176A1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7176A1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #7176A1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7176a1; }
.text { color: #7176a1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7176a1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 118 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7176a1, #8471a1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender Purple.

Questions

What color is #7176A1?: #7176A1 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7176A1?: The RGB value is 113, 118, 161: 113 red, 118 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7176A1?: The complementary color is #A19C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7176A1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.