What color is #717979?

#717979 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717979?

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

What is the complementary color of #717979?

The complementary color is #797171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717979?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717979 color

#717979 rgb(113, 121, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717979 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 3% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.71:1).

#717979 color codes

HEX	`#717979`
RGB	`rgb(113, 121, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 3%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.18, -2.99, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.18, 3.16, 199.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.098, 18.566, 20.768)`
Decimal	`7436665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717979, 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 #717979	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717979 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.71:1	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 #717979 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717979; }
.text { color: #717979; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717979; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 121 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717979, #717579); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #717979?: #717979 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717979?: The RGB value is 113, 121, 121: 113 red, 121 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717979?: The complementary color is #797171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717979?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.71:1 and white text 4.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.