What color is #71878A?

#71878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71878A?

The RGB value is 113, 135, 138: 113 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71878A?

The complementary color is #8A7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71878A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71878A color

#71878A rgb(113, 135, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71878A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 52.9% green and 54.1% blue (113, 135, 138).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.53:1).

#71878A color codes

HEX	`#71878A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 135, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 52.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 2%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.73, -7.19, -4.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.73, 8.36, 210.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.06, 22.673, 27.359)`
Decimal	`7440266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71878A, 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 #71878A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71878A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.79:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.53:1	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 #71878A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71878a; }
.text { color: #71878a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71878a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 135 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71878a, #717a8a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #71878A?: #71878A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71878A?: The RGB value is 113, 135, 138: 113 red, 135 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71878A?: The complementary color is #8A7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71878A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.53:1 and white text 3.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.