What color is #718589?

#718589 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718589?

The RGB value is 113, 133, 137: 113 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718589?

The complementary color is #897571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718589?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718589 color

#718589 rgb(113, 133, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718589 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.2% green and 53.7% blue (113, 133, 137).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#718589 color codes

HEX	`#718589`
RGB	`rgb(113, 133, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.2%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 3%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.12, -6.3, -4.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.12, 7.78, 215.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.712, 22.091, 26.888)`
Decimal	`7439753`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718589, 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 #718589	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718589 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #718589 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718589; }
.text { color: #718589; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718589; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 133 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718589, #717989); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #718589?: #718589 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718589?: The RGB value is 113, 133, 137: 113 red, 133 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718589?: The complementary color is #897571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718589?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.