What color is #71000E?

#71000E is a dark, vivid red known as Barolo. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Barolo?

The RGB value is 113, 0, 14: 113 red, 0 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Barolo?

The complementary color is #007163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71000E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Barolo color: hex code #71000E

#71000E rgb(113, 0, 14)

Shades of red

Barolo has the hex code #71000E. It is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 0% green and 5.5% blue (113, 0, 14).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 100% magenta, 88% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.29:1).

Barolo (#71000E) color codes

HEX	`#71000E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 0, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 0%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 100%, 88%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.1, 44.25, 27.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.1, 52.14, 31.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.89, 3.544, 0.737)`
Decimal	`7405582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Barolo, 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 #71000E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71000E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #71000E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71000e; }
.text { color: #71000e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71000e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 0 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71000e, #712b00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

See #71000E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #71000E?: #71000E is a dark, vivid red known as Barolo. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Barolo?: The RGB value is 113, 0, 14: 113 red, 0 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Barolo?: The complementary color is #007163, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71000E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.71:1 and white text 12.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.