What color is #713E39?

#713E39 is a dark, desaturated red known as Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Single Origin?

The RGB value is 113, 62, 57: 113 red, 62 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Single Origin?

The complementary color is #396C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #713E39?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Single Origin color: hex code #713E39

#713E39 rgb(113, 62, 57)

Shades of brown

Single Origin has the hex code #713E39. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 24.3% green and 22.4% blue (113, 62, 57).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 50% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.57:1).

Single Origin (#713E39) color codes

HEX	`#713E39`
RGB	`rgb(113, 62, 57)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 24.3%, 22.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 33%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 50%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.37, 21.66, 12.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.37, 25.18, 30.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.272, 7.252, 4.782)`
Decimal	`7421497`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Single Origin, 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 #713E39	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#713E39 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	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 #713E39 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #713e39; }
.text { color: #713e39; }
.border { border: 2px solid #713e39; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 62 57 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #713e39, #715a39); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #713E39 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #713E39?: #713E39 is a dark, desaturated red known as Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Single Origin?: The RGB value is 113, 62, 57: 113 red, 62 green and 57 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Single Origin?: The complementary color is #396C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #713E39?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.45:1 and white text 8.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.