What color is #71554B?

#71554B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71554B?

The RGB value is 113, 85, 75: 113 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71554B?

The complementary color is #4B6771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71554B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71554B color

#71554B rgb(113, 85, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #71554B is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 33.3% green and 29.4% blue (113, 85, 75).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.77:1).

#71554B color codes

HEX	`#71554B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 85, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 33.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.75, 10.06, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.75, 14.42, 45.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.329, 10.516, 8.088)`
Decimal	`7427403`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71554B, 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 #71554B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71554B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.77:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	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 #71554B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71554b; }
.text { color: #71554b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71554b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 85 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71554b, #71684b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #71554B?: #71554B is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71554B?: The RGB value is 113, 85, 75: 113 red, 85 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71554B?: The complementary color is #4B6771, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71554B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.