What color is #718BA1?

#718BA1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718BA1?

The RGB value is 113, 139, 161: 113 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718BA1?

The complementary color is #A18771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718BA1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718BA1 color

#718BA1 rgb(113, 139, 161)

Shades of blue

The hex color #718BA1 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 54.5% green and 63.1% blue (113, 139, 161).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 20% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Light Slate Gray (#778899), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#718BA1 color codes

HEX	`#718BA1`
RGB	`rgb(113, 139, 161)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.5%, 63.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 20%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 14%, 0%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.63, -3.89, -14.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.63, 15.18, 255.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.474, 24.548, 37.265)`
Decimal	`7441313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718BA1, 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 #718BA1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718BA1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #718BA1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718ba1; }
.text { color: #718ba1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718ba1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 139 161 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718ba1, #7173a1); }

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Questions

What color is #718BA1?: #718BA1 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Light Slate Gray. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718BA1?: The RGB value is 113, 139, 161: 113 red, 139 green and 161 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718BA1?: The complementary color is #A18771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718BA1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.