What color is #716A48?

#716A48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716A48?

The RGB value is 113, 106, 72: 113 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716A48?

The complementary color is #484F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716A48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716A48 color

#716A48 rgb(113, 106, 72)

Shades of brown

The hex color #716A48 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.6% green and 28.2% blue (113, 106, 72).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 36% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#716A48 color codes

HEX	`#716A48`
RGB	`rgb(113, 106, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 36%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.64, -2.89, 20.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.64, 20.32, 98.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.134, 14.287, 8.195)`
Decimal	`7432776`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716A48, 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 #716A48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716A48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #716A48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716a48; }
.text { color: #716a48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716a48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 106 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716a48, #647148); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #716A48?: #716A48 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716A48?: The RGB value is 113, 106, 72: 113 red, 106 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716A48?: The complementary color is #484F71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716A48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.