What color is #718187?

#718187 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718187?

The RGB value is 113, 129, 135: 113 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718187?

The complementary color is #877771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718187 color

#718187 rgb(113, 129, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718187 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.6% green and 52.9% blue (113, 129, 135).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 9% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.19:1).

#718187 color codes

HEX	`#718187`
RGB	`rgb(113, 129, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.91, -4.49, -5.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.91, 6.88, 229.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.032, 20.96, 25.96)`
Decimal	`7438727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718187, 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 #718187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.19:1	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 #718187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718187; }
.text { color: #718187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 129 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718187, #717687); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #718187?: #718187 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718187?: The RGB value is 113, 129, 135: 113 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718187?: The complementary color is #877771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.