What color is #716B56?

#716B56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716B56?

The RGB value is 113, 107, 86: 113 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716B56?

The complementary color is #565C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716B56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716B56 color

#716B56 rgb(113, 107, 86)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716B56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 42% green and 33.7% blue (113, 107, 86).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 24% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Treasure Chest (#726854), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#716B56 color codes

HEX	`#716B56`
RGB	`rgb(113, 107, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 42%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 24%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.22, -1.41, 12.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.22, 12.72, 96.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.747, 14.698, 10.915)`
Decimal	`7433046`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716B56, 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 #716B56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716B56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	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 #716B56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716b56; }
.text { color: #716b56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716b56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 107 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716b56, #6a7156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #716B56?: #716B56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Treasure Chest. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716B56?: The RGB value is 113, 107, 86: 113 red, 107 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716B56?: The complementary color is #565C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716B56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.94:1 and white text 5.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.