What color is #716D38?

#716D38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716D38?

The RGB value is 113, 109, 56: 113 red, 109 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716D38?

The complementary color is #383C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716D38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716D38 color

#716D38 rgb(113, 109, 56)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #716D38 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 42.7% green and 22% blue (113, 109, 56).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#716D38 color codes

HEX	`#716D38`
RGB	`rgb(113, 109, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 42.7%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.27, -6.52, 29.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.27, 30.65, 102.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.993, 14.734, 5.9)`
Decimal	`7433528`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716D38, 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 #716D38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716D38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #716D38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716d38; }
.text { color: #716d38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716d38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 109 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716d38, #587138); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #716D38?: #716D38 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716D38?: The RGB value is 113, 109, 56: 113 red, 109 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716D38?: The complementary color is #383C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716D38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.