What color is #7183AE?

#7183AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7183AE?

The RGB value is 113, 131, 174: 113 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7183AE?

The complementary color is #AE9C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7183AE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7183AE color

#7183AE rgb(113, 131, 174)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7183AE is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.4% green and 68.2% blue (113, 131, 174).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#7183AE color codes

HEX	`#7183AE`
RGB	`rgb(113, 131, 174)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.4%, 68.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.86, 4.15, -24.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.86, 25.18, 279.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.564, 22.798, 43.248)`
Decimal	`7439278`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7183AE, 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 #7183AE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7183AE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	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 #7183AE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7183ae; }
.text { color: #7183ae; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7183ae; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 131 174 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7183ae, #7e71ae); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7183AE?: #7183AE is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7183AE?: The RGB value is 113, 131, 174: 113 red, 131 green and 174 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7183AE?: The complementary color is #AE9C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7183AE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.56:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.