What color is #715F52?

#715F52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #715F52?

The RGB value is 113, 95, 82: 113 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #715F52?

The complementary color is #526471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #715F52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#715F52 color

#715F52 rgb(113, 95, 82)

Shades of gray

The hex color #715F52 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.3% green and 32.2% blue (113, 95, 82).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.07:1).

#715F52 color codes

HEX	`#715F52`
RGB	`rgb(113, 95, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.3%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.7, 5.07, 10.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.7, 11.34, 63.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.425, 12.305, 9.702)`
Decimal	`7429970`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #715F52, 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 #715F52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#715F52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	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 #715F52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #715f52; }
.text { color: #715f52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #715f52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 95 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #715f52, #716e52); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #715F52?: #715F52 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #715F52?: The RGB value is 113, 95, 82: 113 red, 95 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #715F52?: The complementary color is #526471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #715F52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.46:1 and white text 6.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.