What color is #715A4D?

#715A4D 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 #715A4D?

The RGB value is 113, 90, 77: 113 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715A4D?

The complementary color is #4D6471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715A4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715A4D color

#715A4D rgb(113, 90, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715A4D is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.3% green and 30.2% blue (113, 90, 77).

Its hue angle is 22°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hold Your Horses (#705446), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#715A4D color codes

HEX	`#715A4D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 90, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.3%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(22, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(22, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.18, 7.32, 11.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.18, 13.28, 56.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.806, 11.359, 8.59)`
Decimal	`7428685`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715A4D, 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 #715A4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715A4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #715A4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715a4d; }
.text { color: #715a4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715a4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 90 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715a4d, #716c4d); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #715A4D?: #715A4D 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 #715A4D?: The RGB value is 113, 90, 77: 113 red, 90 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715A4D?: The complementary color is #4D6471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715A4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.