What color is #718992?

#718992 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718992?

The RGB value is 113, 137, 146: 113 red, 137 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718992?

The complementary color is #927A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718992?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718992 color

#718992 rgb(113, 137, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718992 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 53.7% green and 57.3% blue (113, 137, 146).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#718992 color codes

HEX	`#718992`
RGB	`rgb(113, 137, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 53.7%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 6%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.56, -6.45, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.56, 10.01, 229.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.943, 23.477, 30.617)`
Decimal	`7440786`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718992, 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 #718992	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718992 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #718992 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718992; }
.text { color: #718992; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718992; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 137 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718992, #717892); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #718992?: #718992 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718992?: The RGB value is 113, 137, 146: 113 red, 137 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718992?: The complementary color is #927A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718992?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.