What color is #717A64?

#717A64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717A64?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 100: 113 red, 122 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717A64?

The complementary color is #6D647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717A64?

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.

#717A64 color

#717A64 rgb(113, 122, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #717A64 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 39.2% blue (113, 122, 100).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#717A64 color codes

HEX	`#717A64`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 18%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 18%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, -7.65, 10.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 13.35, 124.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.07, 18.35, 14.749)`
Decimal	`7436900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717A64, 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 #717A64	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717A64 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	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 #717A64 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717a64; }
.text { color: #717a64; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717a64; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717a64, #667a64); }

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Questions

What color is #717A64?: #717A64 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717A64?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 100: 113 red, 122 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717A64?: The complementary color is #6D647A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717A64?: 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.