What color is #714F43?

#714F43 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714F43?

The RGB value is 113, 79, 67: 113 red, 79 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714F43?

The complementary color is #436571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714F43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714F43 color

#714F43 rgb(113, 79, 67)

Shades of brown

The hex color #714F43 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 31% green and 26.3% blue (113, 79, 67).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 26% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 41% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bigfoot (#715145), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.24:1).

#714F43 color codes

HEX	`#714F43`
RGB	`rgb(113, 79, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 31%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 26%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 41%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 41%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.95, 12.61, 12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.95, 17.95, 45.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.62, 9.509, 6.585)`
Decimal	`7425859`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714F43, 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 #714F43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714F43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.9:1	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 #714F43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714f43; }
.text { color: #714f43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714f43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 79 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714f43, #716643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #714F43?: #714F43 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714F43?: The RGB value is 113, 79, 67: 113 red, 79 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714F43?: The complementary color is #436571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714F43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.9:1 and white text 7.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.