What color is #718A8D?

#718A8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718A8D?

The RGB value is 113, 138, 141: 113 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718A8D?

The complementary color is #8D7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718A8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718A8D color

#718A8D rgb(113, 138, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718A8D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 54.1% green and 55.3% blue (113, 138, 141).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#718A8D color codes

HEX	`#718A8D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 138, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 2%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.7, -8.18, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.7, 9.37, 209.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.705, 23.61, 28.66)`
Decimal	`7441037`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718A8D, 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 #718A8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718A8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #718A8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718a8d; }
.text { color: #718a8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718a8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 138 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718a8d, #717c8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #718A8D?: #718A8D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718A8D?: The RGB value is 113, 138, 141: 113 red, 138 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718A8D?: The complementary color is #8D7471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718A8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.