What color is #717A77?

#717A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717A77?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 119: 113 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717A77?

The complementary color is #7A7174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717A77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717A77 color

#717A77 rgb(113, 122, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717A77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 46.7% blue (113, 122, 119).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#717A77 color codes

HEX	`#717A77`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 7%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 2%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.41, -3.98, 0.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.41, 4.01, 173.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.099, 18.761, 20.17)`
Decimal	`7436919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717A77, 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 #717A77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717A77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #717A77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717a77; }
.text { color: #717a77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717a77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717a77, #71797a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #717A77?: #717A77 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717A77?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 119: 113 red, 122 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717A77?: The complementary color is #7A7174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717A77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.