What color is #718280?

#718280 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718280?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 128: 113 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718280?

The complementary color is #827173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718280?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718280 color

#718280 rgb(113, 130, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718280 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 50.2% blue (113, 130, 128).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#718280 color codes

HEX	`#718280`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.99, -6.61, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.99, 6.69, 188.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.688, 21.034, 23.493)`
Decimal	`7438976`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718280, 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 #718280	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718280 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #718280 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718280; }
.text { color: #718280; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718280; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718280, #717b82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718280?: #718280 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718280?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 128: 113 red, 130 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718280?: The complementary color is #827173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718280?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.