What color is #714F29?

#714F29 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Chocolate Rain?

The RGB value is 113, 79, 41: 113 red, 79 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Chocolate Rain?

The complementary color is #294B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714F29?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Chocolate Rain color: hex code #714F29

#714F29 rgb(113, 79, 41)

Shades of brown

Chocolate Rain has the hex code #714F29. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 31% green and 16.1% blue (113, 79, 41).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 47% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 64% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

Chocolate Rain (#714F29) color codes

HEX	`#714F29`
RGB	`rgb(113, 79, 41)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 31%, 16.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 47%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 64%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 64%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.49, 9.86, 27.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.49, 29.47, 70.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.007, 9.264, 3.358)`
Decimal	`7425833`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Chocolate Rain, 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 #714F29	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714F29 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #714F29 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714f29; }
.text { color: #714f29; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714f29; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 79 41 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714f29, #6f7129); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #714F29 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #714F29?: #714F29 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Chocolate Rain. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Chocolate Rain?: The RGB value is 113, 79, 41: 113 red, 79 green and 41 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Chocolate Rain?: The complementary color is #294B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714F29?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.