What color is #716F56?

#716F56 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 #716F56?

The RGB value is 113, 111, 86: 113 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #716F56?

The complementary color is #565871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #716F56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#716F56 color

#716F56 rgb(113, 111, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #716F56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.5% green and 33.7% blue (113, 111, 86).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#716F56 color codes

HEX	`#716F56`
RGB	`rgb(113, 111, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.5%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.38, -3.73, 14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.38, 14.72, 104.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.174, 15.552, 11.057)`
Decimal	`7434070`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #716F56, 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 #716F56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#716F56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #716F56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #716f56; }
.text { color: #716f56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #716f56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 111 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #716f56, #667156); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #716F56?: #716F56 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 #716F56?: The RGB value is 113, 111, 86: 113 red, 111 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #716F56?: The complementary color is #565871, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #716F56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.