What color is #71778A?

#71778A 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 #71778A?

The RGB value is 113, 119, 138: 113 red, 119 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71778A?

The complementary color is #8A8471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71778A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71778A color

#71778A rgb(113, 119, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71778A is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.7% green and 54.1% blue (113, 119, 138).

Its hue angle is 226°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#71778A color codes

HEX	`#71778A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 119, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.7%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(226, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(226, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 14%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.14, 1.99, -11.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.14, 11.27, 280.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.993, 18.539, 26.67)`
Decimal	`7436170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71778A, 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 #71778A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71778A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #71778A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71778a; }
.text { color: #71778a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71778a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 119 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71778a, #78718a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #71778A?: #71778A 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 #71778A?: The RGB value is 113, 119, 138: 113 red, 119 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71778A?: The complementary color is #8A8471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71778A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.