What color is #715F4E?

#715F4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715F4E?

The RGB value is 113, 95, 78: 113 red, 95 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715F4E?

The complementary color is #4E6071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715F4E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715F4E color

#715F4E rgb(113, 95, 78)

Shades of brown

The hex color #715F4E is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.3% green and 30.6% blue (113, 95, 78).

Its hue angle is 29°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.09:1).

#715F4E color codes

HEX	`#715F4E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 95, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(29, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(29, 31%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 31%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.6, 4.46, 12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.6, 13.22, 70.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.278, 12.246, 8.923)`
Decimal	`7429966`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715F4E, 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 #715F4E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715F4E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.45:1	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 #715F4E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715f4e; }
.text { color: #715f4e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715f4e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 95 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715f4e, #71714e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715F4E?: #715F4E is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715F4E?: The RGB value is 113, 95, 78: 113 red, 95 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715F4E?: The complementary color is #4E6071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715F4E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.45:1 and white text 6.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.