Information about #71798D color

#71798D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#71798D falls into the Azure Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(113, 121, 141) — 44.3% red, 47.5% green, 55.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 8 / 0 / 45. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #71798D reads as a calm, restrained steel-blue azure and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Slate Gray (#708090). Nearby in the Register you will also find Skeletony (#777887) and Steel Grey (#6F828A).

The recipe behind #71798D is rgb(113, 121, 141), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 4.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.4:1. No one has named #71798D so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#71798D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#71798D 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 #71798D

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

Slate Gray color link
Slate Gray

#708090

Skeletony color link
Skeletony

#777887

Steel Grey color link
Steel Grey

#6F828A

Lynch color link
Lynch

#697D89

Bluff color link
Bluff

#718187

Rhythm color link
Rhythm

#777696

Escapade color link
Escapade

#667C91

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Tsunami color link
Tsunami

#6B8393

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Eighth Tuna color link
Eighth Tuna

#7A7F85

Regent Grey color link
Regent Grey

#798488

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#71798D
  • RGB113, 121, 141
  • CMYK11, 8, 0, 45
  • CSSrgb(113, 121, 141)
  • HSL223°, 11%, 50%
  • HSL Precise222.857°, 11.024%, 49.804%
  • HSV223°, 20%, 55%
  • HSB223°, 20%, 55%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.475
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • GLSLvec3(0.443, 0.475, 0.553)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.443, 0.475, 0.553, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.443, 0.475, 0.553)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB47.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.3%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID71798D
  • DECIMAL ID7436685
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01