What color is #717785?

#717785 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 #717785?

The RGB value is 113, 119, 133: 113 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717785?

The complementary color is #857F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717785?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717785 color

#717785 rgb(113, 119, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717785 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.7% green and 52.2% blue (113, 119, 133).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#717785 color codes

HEX	`#717785`
RGB	`rgb(113, 119, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 11%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.97, 0.83, -8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.97, 8.44, 275.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.64, 18.398, 24.807)`
Decimal	`7436165`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717785, 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 #717785	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717785 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #717785 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717785; }
.text { color: #717785; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717785; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 119 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717785, #757185); }

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Questions

What color is #717785?: #717785 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 #717785?: The RGB value is 113, 119, 133: 113 red, 119 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717785?: The complementary color is #857F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717785?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.