What color is #715C47?

#715C47 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 #715C47?

The RGB value is 113, 92, 71: 113 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715C47?

The complementary color is #475C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715C47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715C47 color

#715C47 rgb(113, 92, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715C47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.1% green and 27.8% blue (113, 92, 71).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.32:1).

#715C47 color codes

HEX	`#715C47`
RGB	`rgb(113, 92, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.1%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.61, 5.26, 15.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.61, 16.19, 71.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.775, 11.62, 7.583)`
Decimal	`7429191`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715C47, 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 #715C47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715C47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	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 #715C47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715c47; }
.text { color: #715c47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715c47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 92 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715c47, #717147); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715C47?: #715C47 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 #715C47?: The RGB value is 113, 92, 71: 113 red, 92 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715C47?: The complementary color is #475C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715C47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.