What color is #718C8A?

#718C8A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718C8A?

The RGB value is 113, 140, 138: 113 red, 140 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718C8A?

The complementary color is #8C7173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718C8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718C8A color

#718C8A rgb(113, 140, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718C8A is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 54.9% green and 54.1% blue (113, 140, 138).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.82:1).

#718C8A color codes

HEX	`#718C8A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 140, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 54.9%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.19, -9.97, -2.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.19, 10.19, 191.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.774, 24.101, 27.597)`
Decimal	`7441546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718C8A, 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 #718C8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718C8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.61:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.82:1	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 #718C8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718c8a; }
.text { color: #718c8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718c8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 140 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718c8a, #71818c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #718C8A?: #718C8A is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718C8A?: The RGB value is 113, 140, 138: 113 red, 140 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718C8A?: The complementary color is #8C7173, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718C8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.82:1 and white text 3.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.