What color is #71828F?

#71828F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71828F?

The RGB value is 113, 130, 143: 113 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71828F?

The complementary color is #8F7E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71828F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71828F color

#71828F rgb(113, 130, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71828F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51% green and 56.1% blue (113, 130, 143).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#71828F color codes

HEX	`#71828F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 130, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.45, -3.2, -9.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.45, 9.61, 250.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.749, 21.459, 29.083)`
Decimal	`7438991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71828F, 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 #71828F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71828F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	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 #71828F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71828f; }
.text { color: #71828f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71828f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 130 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71828f, #71738f); }

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Questions

What color is #71828F?: #71828F is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71828F?: The RGB value is 113, 130, 143: 113 red, 130 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71828F?: The complementary color is #8F7E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71828F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.29:1 and white text 3.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.