What color is #717F80?

#717F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717F80?

The RGB value is 113, 127, 128: 113 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717F80?

The complementary color is #807271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717F80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717F80 color

#717F80 rgb(113, 127, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #717F80 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49.8% green and 50.2% blue (113, 127, 128).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#717F80 color codes

HEX	`#717F80`
RGB	`rgb(113, 127, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 1%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.12, -4.91, -2.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.12, 5.42, 205.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.295, 20.248, 23.362)`
Decimal	`7438208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717F80, 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 #717F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.16:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	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 #717F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717f80; }
.text { color: #717f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 127 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717f80, #717780); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #717F80?: #717F80 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717F80?: The RGB value is 113, 127, 128: 113 red, 127 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717F80?: The complementary color is #807271, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717F80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.05:1 and white text 4.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.