What color is #717E8F?

#717E8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717E8F?

The RGB value is 113, 126, 143: 113 red, 126 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717E8F?

The complementary color is #8F8271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717E8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717E8F color

#717E8F rgb(113, 126, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717E8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49.4% green and 56.1% blue (113, 126, 143).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.08:1).

#717E8F color codes

HEX	`#717E8F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 126, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49.4%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 12%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.3, -0.89, -10.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.3, 10.82, 265.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.228, 20.415, 28.909)`
Decimal	`7437967`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717E8F, 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 #717E8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717E8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.08:1	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 #717E8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717e8f; }
.text { color: #717e8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717e8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 126 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717e8f, #73718f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #717E8F?: #717E8F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717E8F?: The RGB value is 113, 126, 143: 113 red, 126 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717E8F?: The complementary color is #8F8271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717E8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.08:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.