What color is #718786?

#718786 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718786?

The RGB value is 113, 135, 134: 113 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718786?

The complementary color is #877172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718786?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718786 color

#718786 rgb(113, 135, 134)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718786 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.9% green and 52.5% blue (113, 135, 134).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 9% saturation and 49% 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 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#718786 color codes

HEX	`#718786`
RGB	`rgb(113, 135, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 9%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 16%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 1%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.62, -8.1, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.62, 8.37, 194.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.776, 22.559, 25.862)`
Decimal	`7440262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718786, 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 #718786	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718786 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #718786 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718786; }
.text { color: #718786; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718786; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 135 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718786, #717d87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #718786?: #718786 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718786?: The RGB value is 113, 135, 134: 113 red, 135 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718786?: The complementary color is #877172, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718786?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.