What color is #71827D?

#71827D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71827D?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 125: 113 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71827D?

The complementary color is #827176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71827D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71827D color

#71827D rgb(113, 130, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71827D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 49% blue (113, 130, 125).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#71827D color codes

HEX	`#71827D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 4%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.9, -7.26, 0.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.9, 7.28, 175.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.493, 20.956, 22.469)`
Decimal	`7438973`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71827D, 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 #71827D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71827D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.05:1	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 #71827D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71827d; }
.text { color: #71827d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71827d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71827d, #717e82); }

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Questions

What color is #71827D?: #71827D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71827D?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 125: 113 red, 130 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71827D?: The complementary color is #827176, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71827D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.19:1 and white text 4.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.