What color is #717A6C?

#717A6C is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717A6C?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 108: 113 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717A6C?

The complementary color is #756C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717A6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717A6C color

#717A6C rgb(113, 122, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717A6C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 42.4% blue (113, 122, 108).

Its hue angle is 99°, with 6% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#717A6C color codes

HEX	`#717A6C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(99, 6%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(99, 11%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 11%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -6.18, 6.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 8.98, 133.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.476, 18.512, 16.89)`
Decimal	`7436908`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717A6C, 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 #717A6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717A6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #717A6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717a6c; }
.text { color: #717a6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717a6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717a6c, #6c7a6e); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #717A6C?: #717A6C is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717A6C?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 108: 113 red, 122 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717A6C?: The complementary color is #756C7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717A6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.