What color is #717A6F?

#717A6F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717A6F?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 111: 113 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717A6F?

The complementary color is #786F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717A6F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717A6F color

#717A6F rgb(113, 122, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717A6F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 43.5% blue (113, 122, 111).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#717A6F color codes

HEX	`#717A6F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 9%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.19, -5.6, 4.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.19, 7.42, 138.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.638, 18.577, 17.745)`
Decimal	`7436911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717A6F, 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 #717A6F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717A6F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #717A6F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717a6f; }
.text { color: #717a6f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717a6f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717a6f, #6f7a73); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #717A6F?: #717A6F is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717A6F?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 111: 113 red, 122 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717A6F?: The complementary color is #786F7A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717A6F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.