What color is #71694D?

#71694D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71694D?

The RGB value is 113, 105, 77: 113 red, 105 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71694D?

The complementary color is #4D5571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71694D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71694D color

#71694D rgb(113, 105, 77)

Shades of brown

The hex color #71694D is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.2% green and 30.2% blue (113, 105, 77).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.48:1).

#71694D color codes

HEX	`#71694D`
RGB	`rgb(113, 105, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.2%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.45, -1.61, 16.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.45, 17, 95.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.201, 14.15, 9.056)`
Decimal	`7432525`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71694D, 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 #71694D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.83:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71694D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.83:1	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 #71694D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71694d; }
.text { color: #71694d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71694d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 105 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71694d, #67714d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #71694D?: #71694D is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71694D?: The RGB value is 113, 105, 77: 113 red, 105 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71694D?: The complementary color is #4D5571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71694D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.83:1 and white text 5.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.