What color is #718193?

#718193 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718193?

The RGB value is 113, 129, 147: 113 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718193?

The complementary color is #938371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718193?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718193 color

#718193 rgb(113, 129, 147)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718193 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.6% green and 57.6% blue (113, 129, 147).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#718193 color codes

HEX	`#718193`
RGB	`rgb(113, 129, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.6%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 23%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 12%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.29, -1.66, -11.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.29, 11.74, 261.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.925, 21.317, 30.663)`
Decimal	`7438739`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718193, 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 #718193	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718193 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #718193 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718193; }
.text { color: #718193; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718193; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 129 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718193, #727193); }

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Questions

What color is #718193?: #718193 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718193?: The RGB value is 113, 129, 147: 113 red, 129 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718193?: The complementary color is #938371, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718193?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.