What color is #715A62?

#715A62 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715A62?

The RGB value is 113, 90, 98: 113 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715A62?

The complementary color is #5A7169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715A62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715A62 color

#715A62 rgb(113, 90, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715A62 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.3% green and 38.4% blue (113, 90, 98).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.29:1).

#715A62 color codes

HEX	`#715A62`
RGB	`rgb(113, 90, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.3%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.74, 10.84, -1.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.74, 10.88, 354.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.671, 11.705, 13.145)`
Decimal	`7428706`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715A62, 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 #715A62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715A62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.34:1	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 #715A62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715a62; }
.text { color: #715a62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715a62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 90 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715a62, #715e5a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715A62?: #715A62 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715A62?: The RGB value is 113, 90, 98: 113 red, 90 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715A62?: The complementary color is #5A7169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715A62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.