What color is #716D57?

#716D57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716D57?

The RGB value is 113, 109, 87: 113 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716D57?

The complementary color is #575B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716D57 color

#716D57 rgb(113, 109, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #716D57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (113, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 51°, 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 Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#716D57 color codes

HEX	`#716D57`
RGB	`rgb(113, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.82, -2.42, 12.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.82, 13.1, 100.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.999, 15.136, 11.199)`
Decimal	`7433559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716D57, 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 #716D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	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 #716D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716d57; }
.text { color: #716d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716d57, #687157); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #716D57?: #716D57 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716D57?: The RGB value is 113, 109, 87: 113 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716D57?: The complementary color is #575B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.03:1 and white text 5.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.