What color is #715E36?

#715E36 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715E36?

The RGB value is 113, 94, 54: 113 red, 94 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715E36?

The complementary color is #364971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715E36?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715E36 color

#715E36 rgb(113, 94, 54)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715E36 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.9% green and 21.2% blue (113, 94, 54).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 52% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.26:1).

#715E36 color codes

HEX	`#715E36`
RGB	`rgb(113, 94, 54)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.9%, 21.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 35%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 52%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 52%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.87, 2.02, 25.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.87, 25.76, 85.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.479, 11.783, 5.159)`
Decimal	`7429686`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715E36, 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 #715E36	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715E36 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.26:1	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 #715E36 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715e36; }
.text { color: #715e36; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715e36; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 94 54 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715e36, #677136); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #715E36?: #715E36 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715E36?: The RGB value is 113, 94, 54: 113 red, 94 green and 54 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715E36?: The complementary color is #364971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715E36?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.36:1 and white text 6.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.