What color is #716560?

#716560 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716560?

The RGB value is 113, 101, 96: 113 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716560?

The complementary color is #606C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716560 color

#716560 rgb(113, 101, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716560 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (113, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#716560 color codes

HEX	`#716560`
RGB	`rgb(113, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.75, 3.83, 4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.75, 5.96, 49.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.575, 13.663, 12.986)`
Decimal	`7431520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716560, 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 #716560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	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 #716560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716560; }
.text { color: #716560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716560, #716e60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #716560?: #716560 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716560?: The RGB value is 113, 101, 96: 113 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716560?: The complementary color is #606C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.73:1 and white text 5.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.