What color is #715B5F?

#715B5F 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 #715B5F?

The RGB value is 113, 91, 95: 113 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715B5F?

The complementary color is #5B716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715B5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715B5F color

#715B5F rgb(113, 91, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715B5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 35.7% green and 37.3% blue (113, 91, 95).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#715B5F color codes

HEX	`#715B5F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 91, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 35.7%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.93, 9.68, 1.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.93, 9.74, 6.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.617, 11.82, 12.441)`
Decimal	`7428959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715B5F, 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 #715B5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715B5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	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 #715B5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715b5f; }
.text { color: #715b5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715b5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 91 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715b5f, #71625b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715B5F?: #715B5F 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 #715B5F?: The RGB value is 113, 91, 95: 113 red, 91 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715B5F?: The complementary color is #5B716D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715B5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.