What color is #715D41?

#715D41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715D41?

The RGB value is 113, 93, 65: 113 red, 93 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715D41?

The complementary color is #415571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715D41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715D41 color

#715D41 rgb(113, 93, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715D41 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.5% green and 25.5% blue (113, 93, 65).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 42% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#715D41 color codes

HEX	`#715D41`
RGB	`rgb(113, 93, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 42%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.77, 3.88, 19.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.77, 19.52, 78.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.679, 11.722, 6.647)`
Decimal	`7429441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715D41, 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 #715D41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715D41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #715D41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715d41; }
.text { color: #715d41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715d41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 93 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715d41, #6d7141); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #715D41?: #715D41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715D41?: The RGB value is 113, 93, 65: 113 red, 93 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715D41?: The complementary color is #415571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715D41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.34:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.