What color is #718A96?

#718A96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718A96?

The RGB value is 113, 138, 150: 113 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718A96?

The complementary color is #967D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718A96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718A96 color

#718A96 rgb(113, 138, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718A96 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 54.1% green and 58.8% blue (113, 138, 150).

Its hue angle is 199°, with 15% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Inland Waters (#7C939D), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#718A96 color codes

HEX	`#718A96`
RGB	`rgb(113, 138, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.1%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(199, 15%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(199, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 8%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, -6.06, -9.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 11.12, 237.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.402, 23.889, 32.332)`
Decimal	`7441046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718A96, 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 #718A96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718A96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #718A96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718a96; }
.text { color: #718a96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718a96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 138 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718a96, #717796); }

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Questions

What color is #718A96?: #718A96 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Inland Waters. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718A96?: The RGB value is 113, 138, 150: 113 red, 138 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718A96?: The complementary color is #967D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718A96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.