What color is #715A45?

#715A45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715A45?

The RGB value is 113, 90, 69: 113 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715A45?

The complementary color is #455C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715A45?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715A45 color

#715A45 rgb(113, 90, 69)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715A45 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.3% green and 27.1% blue (113, 90, 69).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 39% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.46:1).

#715A45 color codes

HEX	`#715A45`
RGB	`rgb(113, 90, 69)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.3%, 27.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 39%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 39%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40, 6.2, 15.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40, 16.88, 68.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.541, 11.253, 7.193)`
Decimal	`7428677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715A45, 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 #715A45	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715A45 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #715A45 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715a45; }
.text { color: #715a45; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715a45; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 90 69 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715a45, #717045); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #715A45?: #715A45 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715A45?: The RGB value is 113, 90, 69: 113 red, 90 green and 69 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715A45?: The complementary color is #455C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715A45?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.