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#71767A Color

#71767A is rgb(113, 118, 122) in RGB, hsl(207, 4%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Steel (#71797E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.66. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#71767A
HEX#71767A
RGBrgb(113, 118, 122)
HSLhsl(207, 4%, 46%)
HSVhsv(207, 7%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(56.3% 0.009 241.8)
LABlab(49.30% -1.32 -2.90)
LCHlch(49.30% 3.18 245.46)

What #71767A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #71767A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#71767A Channel Values

How #71767A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 113 · G 118 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 207° · S 4% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 207° · S 7% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 3% · Y 0% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.59:1 vs white · 4.57:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #71767A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #71767A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #71767A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #71767A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #71767A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#71767A
Protanopia#75757A
Protanomaly#74767A
Deuteranopia#74747A
Deuteranomaly#73757A
Tritanopia#707777
Tritanomaly#717678
Achromatopsia#757575

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Using #71767A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-71767a: #71767A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #71767A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-71767a': '#71767A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.463, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_71767a">#71767A</color>
SVG fillfill="#71767A"

More Gray Colors

#71767A sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#71767A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #71767A?

#71767A is a mid-tone gray — rgb(113, 118, 122) in RGB and hsl(207, 4%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Steel (#71797E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.66.

What is the RGB value of #71767A?

#71767A is rgb(113, 118, 122) — red 113, green 118, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #71767A?

#71767A converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 3%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #71767A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #71767A scores 4.59:1 against white and 4.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #71767A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #71767A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gray (#808080) at a CIE76 distance of 5.34, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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