What color is #71091E?

#71091E is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71091E?

The RGB value is 113, 9, 30: 113 red, 9 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71091E?

The complementary color is #09715C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71091E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71091E color

#71091E rgb(113, 9, 30)

Shades of red

The hex color #71091E is a dark, vivid red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 3.5% green and 11.8% blue (113, 9, 30).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 85% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 92% magenta, 73% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Heart (#771122), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.93:1).

#71091E color codes

HEX	`#71091E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 9, 30)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 3.5%, 11.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 85%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 92%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 92%, 73%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(23, 42.89, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(23, 46.67, 23.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.143, 3.801, 1.586)`
Decimal	`7407902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71091E, 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 #71091E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71091E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.93:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.76:1	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 #71091E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71091e; }
.text { color: #71091e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71091e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 9 30 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71091e, #712809); }

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Questions

What color is #71091E?: #71091E is a dark, vivid red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71091E?: The RGB value is 113, 9, 30: 113 red, 9 green and 30 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71091E?: The complementary color is #09715C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71091E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.76:1 and white text 11.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.