What color is #71603B?

#71603B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71603B?

The RGB value is 113, 96, 59: 113 red, 96 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71603B?

The complementary color is #3B4C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71603B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71603B color

#71603B rgb(113, 96, 59)

Shades of brown

The hex color #71603B is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 37.6% green and 23.1% blue (113, 96, 59).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 31% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 48% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#71603B color codes

HEX	`#71603B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 96, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 37.6%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 31%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 48%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 48%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.52, 1.37, 23.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.52, 23.66, 86.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.783, 12.193, 5.87)`
Decimal	`7430203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71603B, 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 #71603B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71603B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	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 #71603B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71603b; }
.text { color: #71603b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71603b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 96 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71603b, #67713b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #71603B?: #71603B is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71603B?: The RGB value is 113, 96, 59: 113 red, 96 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71603B?: The complementary color is #3B4C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71603B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.44:1 and white text 6.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.