What color is #718374?

#718374 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718374?

The RGB value is 113, 131, 116: 113 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718374?

The complementary color is #837180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718374?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718374 color

#718374 rgb(113, 131, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718374 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.4% green and 45.5% blue (113, 131, 116).

Its hue angle is 130°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#718374 color codes

HEX	`#718374`
RGB	`rgb(113, 131, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.4%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(130, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(130, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 11%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.95, -9.67, 5.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.95, 11.34, 148.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.078, 21.004, 19.621)`
Decimal	`7439220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718374, 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 #718374	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718374 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #718374 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718374; }
.text { color: #718374; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718374; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 131 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718374, #71837d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #718374?: #718374 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718374?: The RGB value is 113, 131, 116: 113 red, 131 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718374?: The complementary color is #837180, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718374?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.