What color is #71665E?

#71665E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71665E?

The RGB value is 113, 102, 94: 113 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71665E?

The complementary color is #5E6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71665E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71665E color

#71665E rgb(113, 102, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71665E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 40% green and 36.9% blue (113, 102, 94).

Its hue angle is 25°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#71665E color codes

HEX	`#71665E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 102, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 40%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(25, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(25, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.98, 2.88, 6.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.98, 6.75, 64.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.582, 13.822, 12.54)`
Decimal	`7431774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71665E, 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 #71665E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71665E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #71665E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71665e; }
.text { color: #71665e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71665e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 102 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71665e, #71705e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #71665E?: #71665E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71665E?: The RGB value is 113, 102, 94: 113 red, 102 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71665E?: The complementary color is #5E6971, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71665E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.76:1 and white text 5.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.