What color is #7184AF?

#7184AF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #7184AF?

The RGB value is 113, 132, 175: 113 red, 132 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #7184AF?

The complementary color is #AF9C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #7184AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#7184AF color

#7184AF rgb(113, 132, 175)

Shades of blue

The hex color #7184AF is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 51.8% green and 68.6% blue (113, 132, 175).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 25% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Kimono (#6D86B6), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.62:1).

#7184AF color codes

HEX	`#7184AF`
RGB	`rgb(113, 132, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 51.8%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 28%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 35%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 25%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.18, 3.84, -24.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.18, 25.21, 278.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.797, 23.107, 43.808)`
Decimal	`7439535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #7184AF, 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 #7184AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#7184AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #7184AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #7184af; }
.text { color: #7184af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #7184af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 132 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #7184af, #7d71af); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cool Gray.

Questions

What color is #7184AF?: #7184AF is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Kimono. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #7184AF?: The RGB value is 113, 132, 175: 113 red, 132 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #7184AF?: The complementary color is #AF9C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #7184AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.