What color is #71788D?

#71788D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71788D?

The RGB value is 113, 120, 141: 113 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71788D?

The complementary color is #8D8671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71788D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71788D color

#71788D rgb(113, 120, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71788D is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.1% green and 55.3% blue (113, 120, 141).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.77:1).

#71788D color codes

HEX	`#71788D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 120, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 15%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.53, 2.12, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.53, 12.46, 279.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.333, 18.866, 27.87)`
Decimal	`7436429`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71788D, 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 #71788D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71788D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.77:1	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 #71788D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71788d; }
.text { color: #71788d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71788d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 120 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71788d, #78718d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #71788D?: #71788D is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71788D?: The RGB value is 113, 120, 141: 113 red, 120 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71788D?: The complementary color is #8D8671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71788D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.77:1 and white text 4.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.