What color is #717B72?

#717B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717B72?

The RGB value is 113, 123, 114: 113 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717B72?

The complementary color is #7B717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717B72?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717B72 color

#717B72 rgb(113, 123, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717B72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 48.2% green and 44.7% blue (113, 123, 114).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#717B72 color codes

HEX	`#717B72`
RGB	`rgb(113, 123, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 48.2%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, -5.57, 3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 6.66, 146.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.93, 18.891, 18.671)`
Decimal	`7437170`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717B72, 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 #717B72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717B72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #717B72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717b72; }
.text { color: #717b72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717b72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 123 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717b72, #717b77); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #717B72?: #717B72 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717B72?: The RGB value is 113, 123, 114: 113 red, 123 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717B72?: The complementary color is #7B717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717B72?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.