What color is #718575?

#718575 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718575?

The RGB value is 113, 133, 117: 113 red, 133 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718575?

The complementary color is #857181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718575 color

#718575 rgb(113, 133, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718575 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.2% green and 45.9% blue (113, 133, 117).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.31:1).

#718575 color codes

HEX	`#718575`
RGB	`rgb(113, 133, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.57, -10.58, 6.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.57, 12.27, 149.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.408, 21.57, 20.02)`
Decimal	`7439733`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718575, 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 #718575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.31:1	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 #718575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718575; }
.text { color: #718575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 133 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718575, #71857f); }

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Questions

What color is #718575?: #718575 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718575?: The RGB value is 113, 133, 117: 113 red, 133 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718575?: The complementary color is #857181, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.31:1 and white text 3.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.