What color is #717E5F?

#717E5F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717E5F?

The RGB value is 113, 126, 95: 113 red, 126 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717E5F?

The complementary color is #6C5F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717E5F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717E5F color

#717E5F rgb(113, 126, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #717E5F is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49.4% green and 37.3% blue (113, 126, 95).

Its hue angle is 85°, with 14% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#717E5F color codes

HEX	`#717E5F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 126, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49.4%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(85, 14%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(85, 25%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 25%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.99, -10.75, 15.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.99, 18.72, 125.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.336, 19.259, 13.681)`
Decimal	`7437919`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717E5F, 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 #717E5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717E5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #717E5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717e5f; }
.text { color: #717e5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717e5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 126 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717e5f, #627e5f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #717E5F?: #717E5F is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717E5F?: The RGB value is 113, 126, 95: 113 red, 126 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717E5F?: The complementary color is #6C5F7E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717E5F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.