What color is #71778E?

#71778E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71778E?

The RGB value is 113, 119, 142: 113 red, 119 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71778E?

The complementary color is #8E8871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71778E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71778E color

#71778E rgb(113, 119, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #71778E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 46.7% green and 55.7% blue (113, 119, 142).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#71778E color codes

HEX	`#71778E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 119, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 46.7%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 20%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.28, 2.95, -13.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.28, 13.56, 282.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.288, 18.657, 28.224)`
Decimal	`7436174`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71778E, 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 #71778E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71778E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #71778E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71778e; }
.text { color: #71778e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71778e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 119 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71778e, #7a718e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #71778E?: #71778E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71778E?: The RGB value is 113, 119, 142: 113 red, 119 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71778E?: The complementary color is #8E8871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71778E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.