What color is #718685?

#718685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718685?

The RGB value is 113, 134, 133: 113 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718685?

The complementary color is #867172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718685?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718685 color

#718685 rgb(113, 134, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718685 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.5% green and 52.2% blue (113, 134, 133).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#718685 color codes

HEX	`#718685`
RGB	`rgb(113, 134, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.5%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.3, -7.76, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.3, 8.01, 194.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.568, 22.254, 25.45)`
Decimal	`7440005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718685, 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 #718685	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718685 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #718685 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718685; }
.text { color: #718685; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718685; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 134 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718685, #717d86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #718685?: #718685 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718685?: The RGB value is 113, 134, 133: 113 red, 134 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718685?: The complementary color is #867172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718685?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.