What color is #715F46?

#715F46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715F46?

The RGB value is 113, 95, 70: 113 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715F46?

The complementary color is #465871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715F46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715F46 color

#715F46 rgb(113, 95, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715F46 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.3% green and 27.5% blue (113, 95, 70).

Its hue angle is 35°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 38% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Brown (#73624A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#715F46 color codes

HEX	`#715F46`
RGB	`rgb(113, 95, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(35, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(35, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 38%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.43, 3.33, 17.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.43, 17.35, 78.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.008, 12.138, 7.503)`
Decimal	`7429958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715F46, 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 #715F46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715F46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #715F46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715f46; }
.text { color: #715f46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715f46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 95 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715f46, #6d7146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715F46?: #715F46 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Heavy Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715F46?: The RGB value is 113, 95, 70: 113 red, 95 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715F46?: The complementary color is #465871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715F46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.