What color is #717D7A?

#717D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717D7A?

The RGB value is 113, 125, 122: 113 red, 125 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717D7A?

The complementary color is #7D7174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717D7A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717D7A color

#717D7A rgb(113, 125, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717D7A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49% green and 47.8% blue (113, 125, 122).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 5% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#717D7A color codes

HEX	`#717D7A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 125, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 5%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 2%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.36, -5.06, 0.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.36, 5.07, 178.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.656, 19.583, 21.258)`
Decimal	`7437690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717D7A, 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 #717D7A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717D7A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #717D7A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717d7a; }
.text { color: #717d7a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717d7a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 125 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717d7a, #717a7d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #717D7A?: #717D7A is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717D7A?: The RGB value is 113, 125, 122: 113 red, 125 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717D7A?: The complementary color is #7D7174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717D7A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.