What color is #716A51?

#716A51 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716A51?

The RGB value is 113, 106, 81: 113 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716A51?

The complementary color is #515871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716A51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716A51 color

#716A51 rgb(113, 106, 81)

Shades of brown

The hex color #716A51 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.6% green and 31.8% blue (113, 106, 81).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#716A51 color codes

HEX	`#716A51`
RGB	`rgb(113, 106, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.6%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.82, -1.6, 15.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.82, 15.15, 96.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.449, 14.413, 9.857)`
Decimal	`7432785`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716A51, 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 #716A51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716A51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #716A51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716a51; }
.text { color: #716a51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716a51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 106 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716a51, #687151); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #716A51?: #716A51 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716A51?: The RGB value is 113, 106, 81: 113 red, 106 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716A51?: The complementary color is #515871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716A51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.