What color is #717894?

#717894 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717894?

The RGB value is 113, 120, 148: 113 red, 120 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717894?

The complementary color is #948D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717894?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717894 color

#717894 rgb(113, 120, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #717894 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.1% green and 58% blue (113, 120, 148).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#717894 color codes

HEX	`#717894`
RGB	`rgb(113, 120, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.1%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 19%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.78, 3.83, -16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.78, 16.46, 283.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.87, 19.081, 30.7)`
Decimal	`7436436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717894, 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 #717894	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717894 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #717894 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717894; }
.text { color: #717894; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717894; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 120 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717894, #7b7194); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #717894?: #717894 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717894?: The RGB value is 113, 120, 148: 113 red, 120 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717894?: The complementary color is #948D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717894?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.