What color is #717C73?

#717C73 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717C73?

The RGB value is 113, 124, 115: 113 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717C73?

The complementary color is #7C717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717C73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717C73 color

#717C73 rgb(113, 124, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717C73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 48.6% green and 45.1% blue (113, 124, 115).

Its hue angle is 131°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#717C73 color codes

HEX	`#717C73`
RGB	`rgb(113, 124, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 48.6%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(131, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(131, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 7%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.88, -5.94, 3.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.88, 6.9, 149.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.112, 19.164, 19.014)`
Decimal	`7437427`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717C73, 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 #717C73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717C73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #717C73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717c73; }
.text { color: #717c73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717c73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 124 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717c73, #717c79); }

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Questions

What color is #717C73?: #717C73 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717C73?: The RGB value is 113, 124, 115: 113 red, 124 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717C73?: The complementary color is #7C717A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717C73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.