What color is #717A63?

#717A63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717A63?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 99: 113 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717A63?

The complementary color is #6C637A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717A63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717A63 color

#717A63 rgb(113, 122, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #717A63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 38.8% blue (113, 122, 99).

Its hue angle is 83°, with 10% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#717A63 color codes

HEX	`#717A63`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(83, 10%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(83, 19%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 19%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.89, -7.83, 11.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.89, 13.9, 124.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.021, 18.331, 14.496)`
Decimal	`7436899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717A63, 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 #717A63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#717A63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #717A63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717a63; }
.text { color: #717a63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717a63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717a63, #667a63); }

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Questions

What color is #717A63?: #717A63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717A63?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 99: 113 red, 122 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717A63?: The complementary color is #6C637A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717A63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.