What color is #715636?

#715636 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oak Barrel?

The RGB value is 113, 86, 54: 113 red, 86 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oak Barrel?

The complementary color is #365171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715636?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oak Barrel color: hex code #715636

#715636 rgb(113, 86, 54)

Shades of brown

Oak Barrel has the hex code #715636. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 33.7% green and 21.2% blue (113, 86, 54).

Its hue angle is 33°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 52% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.8:1).

Oak Barrel (#715636) color codes

HEX	`#715636`
RGB	`rgb(113, 86, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 33.7%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(33, 35%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(33, 52%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 52%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.61, 6.82, 22.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.61, 23.85, 73.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.804, 10.433, 4.934)`
Decimal	`7427638`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oak Barrel, 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 #715636	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715636 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #715636 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715636; }
.text { color: #715636; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715636; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 86 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715636, #6e7136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #715636 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #715636?: #715636 is a dark, desaturated orange known as Oak Barrel. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oak Barrel?: The RGB value is 113, 86, 54: 113 red, 86 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oak Barrel?: The complementary color is #365171, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715636?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.