What color is #71572A?

#71572A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71572A?

The RGB value is 113, 87, 42: 113 red, 87 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71572A?

The complementary color is #2A4471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71572A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71572A color

#71572A rgb(113, 87, 42)

Shades of brown

The hex color #71572A is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 34.1% green and 16.5% blue (113, 87, 42).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 63% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#71572A color codes

HEX	`#71572A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 87, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 34.1%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 63%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 63%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.72, 5.1, 29.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.72, 30.25, 80.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.637, 10.495, 3.656)`
Decimal	`7427882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71572A, 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 #71572A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71572A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #71572A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71572a; }
.text { color: #71572a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71572a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 87 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71572a, #68712a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #71572A?: #71572A is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71572A?: The RGB value is 113, 87, 42: 113 red, 87 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71572A?: The complementary color is #2A4471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71572A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.1:1 and white text 6.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.