What color is #717B87?

#717B87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717B87?

The RGB value is 113, 123, 135: 113 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717B87?

The complementary color is #877D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717B87?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717B87 color

#717B87 rgb(113, 123, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717B87 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 48.2% green and 52.9% blue (113, 123, 135).

Its hue angle is 213°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Nocturnal (#767D86), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#717B87 color codes

HEX	`#717B87`
RGB	`rgb(113, 123, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 48.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(213, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(213, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 9%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.18, -1.04, -7.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.18, 7.85, 262.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.265, 19.426, 25.704)`
Decimal	`7437191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717B87, 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 #717B87	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.89:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717B87 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.3:1	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 #717B87 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717b87; }
.text { color: #717b87; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717b87; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 123 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717b87, #727187); }

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Questions

What color is #717B87?: #717B87 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Nocturnal. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717B87?: The RGB value is 113, 123, 135: 113 red, 123 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717B87?: The complementary color is #877D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717B87?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.89:1 and white text 4.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.