What color is #718985?

#718985 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718985?

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

What is the complementary color of #718985?

The complementary color is #897175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718985?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718985 color

#718985 rgb(113, 137, 133)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718985 is a grayish spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 170°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 46% 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 5.62:1).

#718985 color codes

HEX	`#718985`
RGB	`rgb(113, 137, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 53.7%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 3%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.17, -9.43, -0.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.17, 9.46, 184.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.988, 23.095, 25.59)`
Decimal	`7440773`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718985, 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 #718985	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718985 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.74:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.62:1	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 #718985 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718985; }
.text { color: #718985; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718985; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 137 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718985, #718189); }

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Questions

What color is #718985?: #718985 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718985?: The RGB value is 113, 137, 133: 113 red, 137 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718985?: The complementary color is #897175, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718985?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.62:1 and white text 3.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.