What color is #717A91?

#717A91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717A91?

The RGB value is 113, 122, 145: 113 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717A91?

The complementary color is #918871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717A91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717A91 color

#717A91 rgb(113, 122, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #717A91 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 47.8% green and 56.9% blue (113, 122, 145).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.89:1).

#717A91 color codes

HEX	`#717A91`
RGB	`rgb(113, 122, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 47.8%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 16%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.24, 1.92, -13.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.24, 13.69, 278.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.879, 19.474, 29.547)`
Decimal	`7436945`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717A91, 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 #717A91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717A91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.89:1	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 #717A91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717a91; }
.text { color: #717a91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717a91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 122 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717a91, #787191); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #717A91?: #717A91 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717A91?: The RGB value is 113, 122, 145: 113 red, 122 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717A91?: The complementary color is #918871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717A91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.