What color is #716F1B?

#716F1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #716F1B?

The RGB value is 113, 111, 27: 113 red, 111 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716F1B?

The complementary color is #1B1D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716F1B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716F1B color

#716F1B rgb(113, 111, 27)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #716F1B is a dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.5% green and 10.6% blue (113, 111, 27).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 61% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 76% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Crocodile Style (#767437), a difference of 4.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#716F1B color codes

HEX	`#716F1B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 111, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.5%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 61%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 76%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 76%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.58, -9.85, 44.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.58, 45.18, 102.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.693, 14.959, 3.255)`
Decimal	`7434011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716F1B, 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 #716F1B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716F1B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	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 #716F1B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716f1b; }
.text { color: #716f1b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716f1b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 111 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716f1b, #48711b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #716F1B?: #716F1B is a dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Crocodile Style. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #716F1B?: The RGB value is 113, 111, 27: 113 red, 111 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716F1B?: The complementary color is #1B1D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716F1B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.99:1 and white text 5.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.