Information about #716E72 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#716E72 falls into the Magenta Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(113, 110, 114) — 44.3% red, 43.1% green, 44.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 0 / 55. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #716E72 reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Silver (#71706E). Slightly further away sit Tarmac (#6F6F6E) and Vintage Dark Grey (#737270).

In RGB terms — rgb(113, 110, 114) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #716E72: 5.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.2:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#716E72 color variations

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#716E72 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #716E72

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Silver color link
Dark Silver

#71706E

Tarmac color link
Tarmac

#6F6F6E

Smokey Gray color link
Smokey Gray

#726E6D

Double Stack color link
Double Stack

#6F716E

Nickel color link
Nickel

#727472

Pat Routa color link
Pat Routa

#777270

Lattitude color link
Lattitude

#6D726C

Innuendo color link
Innuendo

#77696F

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#716E72
  • RGB113, 110, 114
  • CMYK0, 2, 0, 55
  • HSL285°, 2%, 44%
  • HSL Precise285°, 1.786%, 43.922%
  • HSV285°, 4%, 45%
  • HSB285°, 4%, 45%
  • HEX ID716E72
  • DECIMAL ID7433842
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Magenta
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB44.7%
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