What color is #71705C?

#71705C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71705C?

The RGB value is 113, 112, 92: 113 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71705C?

The complementary color is #5C5D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71705C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71705C color

#71705C rgb(113, 112, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #71705C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 43.9% green and 36.1% blue (113, 112, 92).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#71705C color codes

HEX	`#71705C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 112, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 43.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.81, -3.33, 11.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.81, 11.77, 106.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.536, 15.872, 12.421)`
Decimal	`7434332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71705C, 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 #71705C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71705C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #71705C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71705c; }
.text { color: #71705c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71705c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 112 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71705c, #68715c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #71705C?: #71705C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71705C?: The RGB value is 113, 112, 92: 113 red, 112 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71705C?: The complementary color is #5C5D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71705C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.