What color is #717880?

#717880 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717880?

The RGB value is 113, 120, 128: 113 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717880?

The complementary color is #807971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717880?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717880 color

#717880 rgb(113, 120, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717880 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.1% green and 50.2% blue (113, 120, 128).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#717880 color codes

HEX	`#717880`
RGB	`rgb(113, 120, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 6%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.1, -0.89, -5.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.1, 5.34, 260.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.422, 18.502, 23.071)`
Decimal	`7436416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717880, 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 #717880	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717880 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #717880 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717880; }
.text { color: #717880; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717880; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 120 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717880, #717180); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #717880?: #717880 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717880?: The RGB value is 113, 120, 128: 113 red, 120 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717880?: The complementary color is #807971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717880?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.