What color is #71615D?

#71615D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71615D?

The RGB value is 113, 97, 93: 113 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71615D?

The complementary color is #5D6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71615D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71615D color

#71615D rgb(113, 97, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71615D is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 38% green and 36.5% blue (113, 97, 93).

Its hue angle is 12°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#71615D color codes

HEX	`#71615D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 97, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 38%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(12, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(12, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.54, 5.7, 4.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.54, 7.35, 39.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.06, 12.851, 12.146)`
Decimal	`7430493`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71615D, 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 #71615D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71615D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	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 #71615D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71615d; }
.text { color: #71615d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71615d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 97 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71615d, #716b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #71615D?: #71615D is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71615D?: The RGB value is 113, 97, 93: 113 red, 97 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71615D?: The complementary color is #5D6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71615D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.57:1 and white text 5.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.