What color is #715E51?

#715E51 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715E51?

The RGB value is 113, 94, 81: 113 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715E51?

The complementary color is #516471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715E51 color

#715E51 rgb(113, 94, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715E51 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.9% green and 31.8% blue (113, 94, 81).

Its hue angle is 24°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#715E51 color codes

HEX	`#715E51`
RGB	`rgb(113, 94, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.9%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(24, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(24, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.39, 5.52, 10.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.39, 11.71, 61.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.298, 12.111, 9.473)`
Decimal	`7429713`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715E51, 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 #715E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #715E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715e51; }
.text { color: #715e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 94 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715e51, #716e51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715E51?: #715E51 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715E51?: The RGB value is 113, 94, 81: 113 red, 94 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715E51?: The complementary color is #516471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.