What color is #715B48?

#715B48 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 #715B48?

The RGB value is 113, 91, 72: 113 red, 91 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715B48?

The complementary color is #485E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715B48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715B48 color

#715B48 rgb(113, 91, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715B48 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.7% green and 28.2% blue (113, 91, 72).

Its hue angle is 28°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 36% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#715B48 color codes

HEX	`#715B48`
RGB	`rgb(113, 91, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.7%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(28, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(28, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 36%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.35, 6, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.35, 15.56, 67.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.721, 11.461, 7.724)`
Decimal	`7428936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715B48, 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 #715B48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715B48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #715B48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715b48; }
.text { color: #715b48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715b48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 91 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715b48, #717048); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715B48?: #715B48 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 #715B48?: The RGB value is 113, 91, 72: 113 red, 91 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715B48?: The complementary color is #485E71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715B48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.