What color is #716E53?

#716E53 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 #716E53?

The RGB value is 113, 110, 83: 113 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716E53?

The complementary color is #535671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716E53?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716E53 color

#716E53 rgb(113, 110, 83)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #716E53 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.1% green and 32.5% blue (113, 110, 83).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#716E53 color codes

HEX	`#716E53`
RGB	`rgb(113, 110, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.1%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.03, -3.62, 15.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.03, 15.94, 103.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.947, 15.287, 10.398)`
Decimal	`7433811`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716E53, 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 #716E53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716E53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #716E53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716e53; }
.text { color: #716e53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716e53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 110 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716e53, #657153); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #716E53?: #716E53 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 #716E53?: The RGB value is 113, 110, 83: 113 red, 110 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716E53?: The complementary color is #535671, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716E53?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.