What color is #717C99?

#717C99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717C99?

The RGB value is 113, 124, 153: 113 red, 124 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717C99?

The complementary color is #998E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717C99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717C99 color

#717C99 rgb(113, 124, 153)

Shades of blue

The hex color #717C99 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 48.6% green and 60% blue (113, 124, 153).

Its hue angle is 224°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#717C99 color codes

HEX	`#717C99`
RGB	`rgb(113, 124, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 48.6%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(224, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(224, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 19%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.09, 2.73, -16.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.09, 17.15, 279.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.766, 20.225, 32.993)`
Decimal	`7437465`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717C99, 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 #717C99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717C99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #717C99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717c99; }
.text { color: #717c99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717c99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 124 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717c99, #7a7199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #717C99?: #717C99 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717C99?: The RGB value is 113, 124, 153: 113 red, 124 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717C99?: The complementary color is #998E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717C99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.