What color is #718281?

#718281 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718281?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 129: 113 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718281?

The complementary color is #827172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718281?

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.

#718281 color

#718281 rgb(113, 130, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 50.6% blue (113, 130, 129).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#718281 color codes

HEX	`#718281`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, -6.39, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 6.58, 193.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.754, 21.061, 23.842)`
Decimal	`7438977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718281, 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 #718281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718281 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 #718281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718281; }
.text { color: #718281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718281, #717a82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #718281?: #718281 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718281?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 129: 113 red, 130 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718281?: The complementary color is #827172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718281?: 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.