What color is #717873?

#717873 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717873?

The RGB value is 113, 120, 115: 113 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717873?

The complementary color is #787176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717873?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717873 color

#717873 rgb(113, 120, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717873 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.1% green and 45.1% blue (113, 120, 115).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#717873 color codes

HEX	`#717873`
RGB	`rgb(113, 120, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.72, -3.66, 1.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.72, 4.09, 153.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.62, 18.181, 18.85)`
Decimal	`7436403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717873, 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 #717873	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717873 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #717873 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717873; }
.text { color: #717873; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717873; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 120 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717873, #717877); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #717873?: #717873 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717873?: The RGB value is 113, 120, 115: 113 red, 120 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717873?: The complementary color is #787176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717873?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.