What color is #714C17?

#714C17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714C17?

The RGB value is 113, 76, 23: 113 red, 76 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714C17?

The complementary color is #173C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714C17?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714C17 color

#714C17 rgb(113, 76, 23)

Shades of brown

The hex color #714C17 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29.8% green and 9% blue (113, 76, 23).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 66% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 80% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Very Coffee (#664411), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#714C17 color codes

HEX	`#714C17`
RGB	`rgb(113, 76, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 29.8%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 66%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 80%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 80%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.48, 10.54, 36.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.48, 37.55, 73.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.55, 8.742, 1.995)`
Decimal	`7425047`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714C17, 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 #714C17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714C17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	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 #714C17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714c17; }
.text { color: #714c17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714c17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 76 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714c17, #697117); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Chocolate Brown.

Questions

What color is #714C17?: #714C17 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Very Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714C17?: The RGB value is 113, 76, 23: 113 red, 76 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714C17?: The complementary color is #173C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714C17?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.75:1 and white text 7.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.