What color is #717A83?

#717A83 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717A83?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 131: 113 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717A83?

The complementary color is #837A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717A83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717A83 color

#717A83 rgb(113, 122, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717A83 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 51.4% blue (113, 122, 131).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#717A83 color codes

HEX	`#717A83`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 7%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.77, -1.37, -6.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.77, 6.2, 257.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.865, 19.068, 24.208)`
Decimal	`7436931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717A83, 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 #717A83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717A83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #717A83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717a83; }
.text { color: #717a83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717a83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717a83, #717183); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #717A83?: #717A83 is a gray, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717A83?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 131: 113 red, 122 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717A83?: The complementary color is #837A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717A83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.