What color is #716C57?

#716C57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716C57?

The RGB value is 113, 108, 87: 113 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716C57?

The complementary color is #575C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716C57 color

#716C57 rgb(113, 108, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #716C57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 42.4% green and 34.1% blue (113, 108, 87).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#716C57 color codes

HEX	`#716C57`
RGB	`rgb(113, 108, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 42.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.53, -1.83, 12.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.53, 12.61, 98.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.893, 14.924, 11.164)`
Decimal	`7433303`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716C57, 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 #716C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #716C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716c57; }
.text { color: #716c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 108 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716c57, #697157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #716C57?: #716C57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716C57?: The RGB value is 113, 108, 87: 113 red, 108 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716C57?: The complementary color is #575C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.