What color is #715859?

#715859 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 #715859?

The RGB value is 113, 88, 89: 113 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715859?

The complementary color is #587170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715859?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715859 color

#715859 rgb(113, 88, 89)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715859 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 34.5% green and 34.9% blue (113, 88, 89).

Its hue angle is 358°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 21% 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 6.48:1).

#715859 color codes

HEX	`#715859`
RGB	`rgb(113, 88, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 34.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(358, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(358, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.94, 10.45, 3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.94, 10.98, 17.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.103, 11.212, 10.976)`
Decimal	`7428185`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715859, 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 #715859	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715859 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #715859 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715859; }
.text { color: #715859; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715859; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 88 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715859, #716458); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715859?: #715859 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 #715859?: The RGB value is 113, 88, 89: 113 red, 88 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715859?: The complementary color is #587170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715859?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.