What color is #715E69?

#715E69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715E69?

The RGB value is 113, 94, 105: 113 red, 94 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715E69?

The complementary color is #5E7166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715E69?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715E69 color

#715E69 rgb(113, 94, 105)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715E69 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 36.9% green and 41.2% blue (113, 94, 105).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.99:1).

#715E69 color codes

HEX	`#715E69`
RGB	`rgb(113, 94, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 36.9%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.06, 9.74, -3.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.06, 10.31, 340.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.362, 12.536, 15.078)`
Decimal	`7429737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715E69, 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 #715E69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.51:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715E69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.51:1	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 #715E69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715e69; }
.text { color: #715e69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715e69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 94 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715e69, #715e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #715E69?: #715E69 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715E69?: The RGB value is 113, 94, 105: 113 red, 94 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715E69?: The complementary color is #5E7166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715E69?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.51:1 and white text 5.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.