What color is #715759?

#715759 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 #715759?

The RGB value is 113, 87, 89: 113 red, 87 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715759?

The complementary color is #57716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715759?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715759 color

#715759 rgb(113, 87, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715759 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 34.1% green and 34.9% blue (113, 87, 89).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 21% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.54:1).

#715759 color codes

HEX	`#715759`
RGB	`rgb(113, 87, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 34.1%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.66, 11.06, 2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.66, 11.45, 15.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.021, 11.049, 10.949)`
Decimal	`7427929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715759, 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 #715759	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715759 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #715759 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715759; }
.text { color: #715759; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715759; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 87 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715759, #716257); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715759?: #715759 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 #715759?: The RGB value is 113, 87, 89: 113 red, 87 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715759?: The complementary color is #57716F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715759?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.