What color is #715550?

#715550 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715550?

The RGB value is 113, 85, 80: 113 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715550?

The complementary color is #506C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715550?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715550 color

#715550 rgb(113, 85, 80)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715550 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 33.3% green and 31.4% blue (113, 85, 80).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 17% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.74:1).

#715550 color codes

HEX	`#715550`
RGB	`rgb(113, 85, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 33.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 17%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.88, 10.81, 7.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.88, 13.11, 34.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.507, 10.587, 9.025)`
Decimal	`7427408`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715550, 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 #715550	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715550 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.12:1	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 #715550 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715550; }
.text { color: #715550; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715550; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 85 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715550, #716550); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715550?: #715550 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715550?: The RGB value is 113, 85, 80: 113 red, 85 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715550?: The complementary color is #506C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715550?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.12:1 and white text 6.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.