What color is #716362?

#716362 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716362?

The RGB value is 113, 99, 98: 113 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716362?

The complementary color is #627071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716362?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716362 color

#716362 rgb(113, 99, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716362 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 38.8% green and 38.4% blue (113, 99, 98).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.73:1).

#716362 color codes

HEX	`#716362`
RGB	`rgb(113, 99, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 38.8%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.24, 5.4, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.24, 6, 25.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.476, 13.317, 13.413)`
Decimal	`7431010`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716362, 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 #716362	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716362 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	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 #716362 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716362; }
.text { color: #716362; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716362; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 99 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716362, #716a62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #716362?: #716362 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716362?: The RGB value is 113, 99, 98: 113 red, 99 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716362?: The complementary color is #627071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716362?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.66:1 and white text 5.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.