What color is #71817E?

#71817E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71817E?

The RGB value is 113, 129, 126: 113 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71817E?

The complementary color is #817174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71817E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71817E color

#71817E rgb(113, 129, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71817E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.6% green and 49.4% blue (113, 129, 126).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#71817E color codes

HEX	`#71817E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 129, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 12%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.64, -6.48, -0.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.64, 6.49, 183.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.425, 20.717, 22.763)`
Decimal	`7438718`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71817E, 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 #71817E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71817E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #71817E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71817e; }
.text { color: #71817e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71817e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 129 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71817e, #717c81); }

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Questions

What color is #71817E?: #71817E is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71817E?: The RGB value is 113, 129, 126: 113 red, 129 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71817E?: The complementary color is #817174, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71817E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.