What color is #717860?

#717860 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717860?

The RGB value is 113, 120, 96: 113 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717860?

The complementary color is #676078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717860?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717860 color

#717860 rgb(113, 120, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #717860 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.1% green and 37.6% blue (113, 120, 96).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 11% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#717860 color codes

HEX	`#717860`
RGB	`rgb(113, 120, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.1%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 11%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 20%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 20%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.24, -7.22, 12.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.24, 14.29, 120.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.638, 17.788, 13.674)`
Decimal	`7436384`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717860, 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 #717860	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717860 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	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 #717860 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717860; }
.text { color: #717860; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717860; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 120 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717860, #657860); }

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Questions

What color is #717860?: #717860 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717860?: The RGB value is 113, 120, 96: 113 red, 120 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717860?: The complementary color is #676078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717860?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.56:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.