What color is #715B5A?

#715B5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715B5A?

The RGB value is 113, 91, 90: 113 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715B5A?

The complementary color is #5A7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715B5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715B5A color

#715B5A rgb(113, 91, 90)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715B5A is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.7% green and 35.3% blue (113, 91, 90).

Its hue angle is 3°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#715B5A color codes

HEX	`#715B5A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 91, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.7%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(3, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(3, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.79, 8.8, 3.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.79, 9.65, 24.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.397, 11.732, 11.282)`
Decimal	`7428954`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715B5A, 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 #715B5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715B5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #715B5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715b5a; }
.text { color: #715b5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715b5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 91 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715b5a, #71675a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715B5A?: #715B5A is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715B5A?: The RGB value is 113, 91, 90: 113 red, 91 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715B5A?: The complementary color is #5A7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715B5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.