What color is #71857F?

#71857F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71857F?

The RGB value is 113, 133, 127: 113 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71857F?

The complementary color is #857177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71857F color

#71857F rgb(113, 133, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71857F is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (113, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 162°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% 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 5.36:1).

#71857F color codes

HEX	`#71857F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(162, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(162, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.83, -8.51, 0.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.83, 8.55, 174.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.027, 21.818, 23.283)`
Decimal	`7439743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71857F, 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 #71857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #71857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71857f; }
.text { color: #71857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71857f, #718185); }

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Questions

What color is #71857F?: #71857F is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71857F?: The RGB value is 113, 133, 127: 113 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71857F?: The complementary color is #857177, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.