What color is #71684B?

#71684B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71684B?

The RGB value is 113, 104, 75: 113 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71684B?

The complementary color is #4B5471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71684B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71684B color

#71684B rgb(113, 104, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #71684B is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 40.8% green and 29.4% blue (113, 104, 75).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ochicha Latte (#6B6047), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#71684B color codes

HEX	`#71684B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 104, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 40.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 34%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.12, -1.31, 17.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.12, 17.7, 94.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.031, 13.92, 8.656)`
Decimal	`7432267`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71684B, 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 #71684B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71684B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #71684B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71684b; }
.text { color: #71684b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71684b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 104 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71684b, #67714b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #71684B?: #71684B is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Ochicha Latte. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71684B?: The RGB value is 113, 104, 75: 113 red, 104 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71684B?: The complementary color is #4B5471, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71684B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.