What color is #715145?

#715145 is a dark, grayish orange known as Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bigfoot?

The RGB value is 113, 81, 69: 113 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bigfoot?

The complementary color is #456571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715145?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bigfoot color: hex code #715145

#715145 rgb(113, 81, 69)

Shades of brown

Bigfoot has the hex code #715145. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 31.8% green and 27.1% blue (113, 81, 69).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 39% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

Bigfoot (#715145) color codes

HEX	`#715145`
RGB	`rgb(113, 81, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 31.8%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 39%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 11.65, 12.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 16.97, 46.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.827, 9.826, 6.955)`
Decimal	`7426373`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bigfoot, 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 #715145	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#715145 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #715145 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715145; }
.text { color: #715145; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715145; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 81 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715145, #716745); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #715145 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #715145?: #715145 is a dark, grayish orange known as Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bigfoot?: The RGB value is 113, 81, 69: 113 red, 81 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bigfoot?: The complementary color is #456571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715145?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.