What color is #71635E?

#71635E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71635E?

The RGB value is 113, 99, 94: 113 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71635E?

The complementary color is #5E6C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71635E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71635E color

#71635E rgb(113, 99, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71635E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 38.8% green and 36.9% blue (113, 99, 94).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#71635E color codes

HEX	`#71635E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 99, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 38.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.13, 4.67, 4.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.13, 6.76, 46.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.292, 13.243, 12.443)`
Decimal	`7431006`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71635E, 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 #71635E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71635E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	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 #71635E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71635e; }
.text { color: #71635e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71635e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 99 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71635e, #716d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #71635E?: #71635E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71635E?: The RGB value is 113, 99, 94: 113 red, 99 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71635E?: The complementary color is #5E6C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71635E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.65:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.