What color is #718286?

#718286 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718286?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 134: 113 red, 130 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718286?

The complementary color is #867571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718286?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718286 color

#718286 rgb(113, 130, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718286 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 52.5% blue (113, 130, 134).

Its hue angle is 191°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#718286 color codes

HEX	`#718286`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(191, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(191, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 3%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.16, -5.28, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.16, 6.78, 218.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.095, 21.197, 25.635)`
Decimal	`7438982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718286, 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 #718286	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718286 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #718286 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718286; }
.text { color: #718286; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718286; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718286, #717886); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #718286?: #718286 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718286?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 134: 113 red, 130 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718286?: The complementary color is #867571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718286?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.