What color is #717967?

#717967 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 #717967?

The RGB value is 113, 121, 103: 113 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717967?

The complementary color is #6F6779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717967?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717967 color

#717967 rgb(113, 121, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717967 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.5% green and 40.4% blue (113, 121, 103).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 8% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#717967 color codes

HEX	`#717967`
RGB	`rgb(113, 121, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 8%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 15%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 15%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.7, -6.55, 8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.7, 11.02, 126.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.095, 18.165, 15.488)`
Decimal	`7436647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717967, 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 #717967	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717967 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #717967 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717967; }
.text { color: #717967; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717967; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 121 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717967, #687967); }

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Questions

What color is #717967?: #717967 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 #717967?: The RGB value is 113, 121, 103: 113 red, 121 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717967?: The complementary color is #6F6779, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717967?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.