Information about #717B7C color

#717B7C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#717B7C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(113, 123, 124) — 44.3% red, 48.2% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 4 / 0 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#717B7C is a quiet, subdued balanced grey tone that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Light Charcoal (#73787C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Storm Grey (#747880) and AuroMetalSaurus (#6E7F80).

In RGB terms — rgb(113, 123, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #717B7C: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #717B7C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#717B7C color variations

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

#717B7C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#717B7C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#424949

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#2C3031

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Black

#000000

#717B7C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#757C7D

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#787D7D

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Meridian

#7C7E7E
Grey

#808080

#717B7C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#717B7C 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
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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
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#7B6F74
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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
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Raven

#6F747B

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#6F7B76
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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
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#7B6F7A
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#7A7B6F
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#706F7B
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#7B706F
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#7A7B6F
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#766F7B
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#7B706F
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#747B6F
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Nearest named colors to #717B7C

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

Light Charcoal color link
Light Charcoal

#73787C

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

AuroMetalSaurus color link
AuroMetalSaurus

#6E7F80

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Rolling Stone color link
Rolling Stone

#6D7876

Rusted Light Blue color link
Rusted Light Blue

#6A7F7A

Harbor Rat color link
Harbor Rat

#757D75

Thor color link
Thor

#697F79

Smoke color link
Smoke

#738276

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Innocence color link
Innocence

#6D7773

#717B7C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#717B7C
  • RGB113, 123, 124
  • CMYK4, 0, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(113, 123, 124)
  • HSL185°, 5%, 46%
  • HSL Precise185.455°, 4.641%, 46.471%
  • HSV185°, 9%, 49%
  • HSB185°, 9%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.443
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.443, 0.482, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.443, 0.482, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.443, 0.482, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB44.3%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB48.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID717B7C
  • DECIMAL ID7437180
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers25 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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