What color is #715557?

#715557 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715557?

The RGB value is 113, 85, 87: 113 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715557?

The complementary color is #55716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715557?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715557 color

#715557 rgb(113, 85, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715557 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 33.3% green and 34.1% blue (113, 85, 87).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#715557 color codes

HEX	`#715557`
RGB	`rgb(113, 85, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 33.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.06, 11.94, 3.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.06, 12.4, 15.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.779, 10.696, 10.459)`
Decimal	`7427415`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715557, 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 #715557	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715557 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	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 #715557 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715557; }
.text { color: #715557; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715557; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 85 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715557, #716155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715557?: #715557 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715557?: The RGB value is 113, 85, 87: 113 red, 85 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715557?: The complementary color is #55716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715557?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.