What color is #717B90?

#717B90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717B90?

The RGB value is 113, 123, 144: 113 red, 123 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717B90?

The complementary color is #908671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717B90?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717B90 color

#717B90 rgb(113, 123, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717B90 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 48.2% green and 56.5% blue (113, 123, 144).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#717B90 color codes

HEX	`#717B90`
RGB	`rgb(113, 123, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 48.2%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 15%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.48, 1.09, -12.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.48, 12.64, 274.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.926, 19.69, 29.184)`
Decimal	`7437200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717B90, 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 #717B90	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717B90 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	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 #717B90 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717b90; }
.text { color: #717b90; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717b90; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 123 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717b90, #767190); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #717B90?: #717B90 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717B90?: The RGB value is 113, 123, 144: 113 red, 123 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717B90?: The complementary color is #908671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717B90?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.94:1 and white text 4.25:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.