What color is #717F75?

#717F75 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717F75?

The RGB value is 113, 127, 117: 113 red, 127 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717F75?

The complementary color is #7F717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717F75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717F75 color

#717F75 rgb(113, 127, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717F75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49.8% green and 45.9% blue (113, 127, 117).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#717F75 color codes

HEX	`#717F75`
RGB	`rgb(113, 127, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 11%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 8%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, -7.23, 3.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 8.12, 152.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.61, 19.974, 19.754)`
Decimal	`7438197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717F75, 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 #717F75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717F75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #717F75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717f75; }
.text { color: #717f75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717f75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 127 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717f75, #717f7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #717F75?: #717F75 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717F75?: The RGB value is 113, 127, 117: 113 red, 127 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717F75?: The complementary color is #7F717B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717F75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.