What color is #716A5E?

#716A5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716A5E?

The RGB value is 113, 106, 94: 113 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716A5E?

The complementary color is #5E6571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716A5E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716A5E color

#716A5E rgb(113, 106, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716A5E is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 41.6% green and 36.9% blue (113, 106, 94).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 9% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#716A5E color codes

HEX	`#716A5E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 106, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 41.6%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 9%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.12, 0.51, 7.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.12, 7.74, 86.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.984, 14.627, 12.674)`
Decimal	`7432798`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716A5E, 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 #716A5E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716A5E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #716A5E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716a5e; }
.text { color: #716a5e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716a5e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 106 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716a5e, #6e715e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #716A5E?: #716A5E is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716A5E?: The RGB value is 113, 106, 94: 113 red, 106 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716A5E?: The complementary color is #5E6571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716A5E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.