What color is #717884?

#717884 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717884?

The RGB value is 113, 120, 132: 113 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717884?

The complementary color is #847D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717884?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717884 color

#717884 rgb(113, 120, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717884 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.1% green and 51.8% blue (113, 120, 132).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#717884 color codes

HEX	`#717884`
RGB	`rgb(113, 120, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 14%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 9%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, 0.02, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 7.44, 270.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.69, 18.609, 24.485)`
Decimal	`7436420`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717884, 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 #717884	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717884 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #717884 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717884; }
.text { color: #717884; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717884; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 120 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717884, #737184); }

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Questions

What color is #717884?: #717884 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717884?: The RGB value is 113, 120, 132: 113 red, 120 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717884?: The complementary color is #847D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717884?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.