What color is #717F95?

#717F95 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #717F95?

The RGB value is 113, 127, 149: 113 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #717F95?

The complementary color is #958771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #717F95?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#717F95 color

#717F95 rgb(113, 127, 149)

Shades of blue

The hex color #717F95 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 49.8% green and 58.4% blue (113, 127, 149).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Stonewash (#74819A), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#717F95 color codes

HEX	`#717F95`
RGB	`rgb(113, 127, 149)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 49.8%, 58.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 15%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, -0.01, -13.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 13.54, 269.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.823, 20.859, 31.41)`
Decimal	`7438229`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #717F95, 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 #717F95	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#717F95 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #717F95 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #717f95; }
.text { color: #717f95; }
.border { border: 2px solid #717f95; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 127 149 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #717f95, #757195); }

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Questions

What color is #717F95?: #717F95 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stonewash. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #717F95?: The RGB value is 113, 127, 149: 113 red, 127 green and 149 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #717F95?: The complementary color is #958771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #717F95?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.