What color is #717965?

#717965 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717965?

The RGB value is 113, 121, 101: 113 red, 121 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717965?

The complementary color is #6D6579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717965?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717965 color

#717965 rgb(113, 121, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717965 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.5% green and 39.6% blue (113, 121, 101).

Its hue angle is 84°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#717965 color codes

HEX	`#717965`
RGB	`rgb(113, 121, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(84, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(84, 17%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 17%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.65, -6.91, 9.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.65, 12.13, 124.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.996, 18.125, 14.965)`
Decimal	`7436645`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717965, 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 #717965	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717965 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	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 #717965 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717965; }
.text { color: #717965; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717965; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 121 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717965, #677965); }

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Questions

What color is #717965?: #717965 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717965?: The RGB value is 113, 121, 101: 113 red, 121 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717965?: The complementary color is #6D6579, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717965?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.