What color is #71837C?

#71837C is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71837C?

The RGB value is 113, 131, 124: 113 red, 131 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71837C?

The complementary color is #837178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71837C?

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.

#71837C color

#71837C rgb(113, 131, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71837C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.4% green and 48.6% blue (113, 131, 124).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 7% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#71837C color codes

HEX	`#71837C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 131, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.4%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 7%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, -8.03, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 8.18, 168.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.564, 21.198, 22.178)`
Decimal	`7439228`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71837C, 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 #71837C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71837C 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 #71837C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71837c; }
.text { color: #71837c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71837c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 131 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71837c, #718183); }

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Questions

What color is #71837C?: #71837C is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71837C?: The RGB value is 113, 131, 124: 113 red, 131 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71837C?: The complementary color is #837178, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71837C?: 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.