What color is #717789?

#717789 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 #717789?

The RGB value is 113, 119, 137: 113 red, 119 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717789?

The complementary color is #898371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717789?

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

#717789 color

#717789 rgb(113, 119, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717789 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.7% green and 53.7% blue (113, 119, 137).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#717789 color codes

HEX	`#717789`
RGB	`rgb(113, 119, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, 1.76, -10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 10.7, 279.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.921, 18.51, 26.291)`
Decimal	`7436169`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717789, 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 #717789	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717789 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #717789 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717789; }
.text { color: #717789; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717789; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 119 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717789, #777189); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #717789?: #717789 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 #717789?: The RGB value is 113, 119, 137: 113 red, 119 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717789?: The complementary color is #898371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717789?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.