What color is #717C78?

#717C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717C78?

The RGB value is 113, 124, 120: 113 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717C78?

The complementary color is #7C7175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717C78 color

#717C78 rgb(113, 124, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717C78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 48.6% green and 47.1% blue (113, 124, 120).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.86:1).

#717C78 color codes

HEX	`#717C78`
RGB	`rgb(113, 124, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 48.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 9%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.02, -4.91, 0.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.02, 4.98, 170.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.407, 19.282, 20.57)`
Decimal	`7437432`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717C78, 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 #717C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.86:1	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 #717C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717c78; }
.text { color: #717c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 124 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717c78, #717a7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #717C78?: #717C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717C78?: The RGB value is 113, 124, 120: 113 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717C78?: The complementary color is #7C7175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.86:1 and white text 4.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.