What color is #717772?

#717772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717772?

The RGB value is 113, 119, 114: 113 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717772?

The complementary color is #777176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717772 color

#717772 rgb(113, 119, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717772 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (113, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#717772 color codes

HEX	`#717772`
RGB	`rgb(113, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 5%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.4, -3.28, 1.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.4, 3.83, 149.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.444, 17.919, 18.509)`
Decimal	`7436146`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717772, 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 #717772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #717772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717772; }
.text { color: #717772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717772, #717775); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #717772?: #717772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717772?: The RGB value is 113, 119, 114: 113 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717772?: The complementary color is #777176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.