What color is #71594C?

#71594C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71594C?

The RGB value is 113, 89, 76: 113 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71594C?

The complementary color is #4C6471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71594C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71594C color

#71594C rgb(113, 89, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #71594C is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 34.9% green and 29.8% blue (113, 89, 76).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 33% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#71594C color codes

HEX	`#71594C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 89, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 34.9%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 33%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.88, 7.78, 11.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.88, 13.7, 55.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.687, 11.178, 8.378)`
Decimal	`7428428`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71594C, 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 #71594C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71594C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	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 #71594C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71594c; }
.text { color: #71594c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71594c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 89 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71594c, #716c4c); }

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Questions

What color is #71594C?: #71594C is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71594C?: The RGB value is 113, 89, 76: 113 red, 89 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71594C?: The complementary color is #4C6471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71594C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.