What color is #71786E?

#71786E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71786E?

The RGB value is 113, 120, 110: 113 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71786E?

The complementary color is #756E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71786E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71786E color

#71786E rgb(113, 120, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71786E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.1% green and 43.1% blue (113, 120, 110).

Its hue angle is 102°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#71786E color codes

HEX	`#71786E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 120, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(102, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(102, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.58, -4.65, 4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.58, 6.53, 135.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.341, 18.069, 17.376)`
Decimal	`7436398`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71786E, 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 #71786E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71786E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #71786E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71786e; }
.text { color: #71786e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71786e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 120 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71786e, #6e7870); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #71786E?: #71786E is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71786E?: The RGB value is 113, 120, 110: 113 red, 120 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71786E?: The complementary color is #756E78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71786E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.