What color is #717D9C?

#717D9C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717D9C?

The RGB value is 113, 125, 156: 113 red, 125 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717D9C?

The complementary color is #9C9071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717D9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717D9C color

#717D9C rgb(113, 125, 156)

Shades of blue

The hex color #717D9C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49% green and 61.2% blue (113, 125, 156).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#717D9C color codes

HEX	`#717D9C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 125, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, 2.91, -18.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 18.32, 279.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.143, 20.578, 34.357)`
Decimal	`7437724`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717D9C, 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 #717D9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717D9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	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 #717D9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717d9c; }
.text { color: #717d9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717d9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 125 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717d9c, #7a719c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #717D9C?: #717D9C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717D9C?: The RGB value is 113, 125, 156: 113 red, 125 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717D9C?: The complementary color is #9C9071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717D9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.12:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.