What color is #71777F?

#71777F is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71777F?

The RGB value is 113, 119, 127: 113 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71777F?

The complementary color is #7F7971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71777F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71777F color

#71777F rgb(113, 119, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71777F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.7% green and 49.8% blue (113, 119, 127).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.65:1).

#71777F color codes

HEX	`#71777F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 119, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.7%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.78, -0.53, -5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.78, 5.18, 264.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.237, 18.236, 22.686)`
Decimal	`7436159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71777F, 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 #71777F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71777F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.65:1	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 #71777F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71777f; }
.text { color: #71777f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71777f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 119 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71777f, #72717f); }

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Questions

What color is #71777F?: #71777F is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71777F?: The RGB value is 113, 119, 127: 113 red, 119 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71777F?: The complementary color is #7F7971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71777F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.65:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.