What color is #717C91?

#717C91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717C91?

The RGB value is 113, 124, 145: 113 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717C91?

The complementary color is #918671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717C91 color

#717C91 rgb(113, 124, 145)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717C91 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 48.6% green and 56.9% blue (113, 124, 145).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#717C91 color codes

HEX	`#717C91`
RGB	`rgb(113, 124, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 48.6%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 22%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.8, 0.75, -12.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.8, 12.72, 273.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.127, 19.97, 29.629)`
Decimal	`7437457`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717C91, 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 #717C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #717C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717c91; }
.text { color: #717c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 124 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717c91, #767191); }

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Questions

What color is #717C91?: #717C91 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717C91?: The RGB value is 113, 124, 145: 113 red, 124 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717C91?: The complementary color is #918671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.