What color is #71897C?

#71897C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71897C?

The RGB value is 113, 137, 124: 113 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71897C?

The complementary color is #89717E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71897C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71897C color

#71897C rgb(113, 137, 124)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71897C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 53.7% green and 48.6% blue (113, 137, 124).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#71897C color codes

HEX	`#71897C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 137, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 53.7%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 9%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.92, -11.35, 4.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.92, 12.08, 160.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.393, 22.857, 22.455)`
Decimal	`7440764`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71897C, 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 #71897C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#71897C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #71897C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71897c; }
.text { color: #71897c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71897c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 137 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71897c, #718988); }

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Questions

What color is #71897C?: #71897C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71897C?: The RGB value is 113, 137, 124: 113 red, 137 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71897C?: The complementary color is #89717E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71897C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.