What color is #71192F?

#71192F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71192F?

The RGB value is 113, 25, 47: 113 red, 25 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71192F?

The complementary color is #19715B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71192F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71192F color

#71192F rgb(113, 25, 47)

Shades of red

The hex color #71192F is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 9.8% green and 18.4% blue (113, 25, 47).

Its hue angle is 345°, with 64% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 78% magenta, 58% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Cola (#772233), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.16:1).

#71192F color codes

HEX	`#71192F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 25, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 9.8%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(345, 64%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(345, 78%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 78%, 58%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.99, 39.4, 9.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.99, 40.5, 13.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.672, 4.412, 3.136)`
Decimal	`7412015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71192F, 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 #71192F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71192F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.88:1	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 #71192F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71192f; }
.text { color: #71192f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71192f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 25 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71192f, #712f19); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #71192F?: #71192F is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71192F?: The RGB value is 113, 25, 47: 113 red, 25 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71192F?: The complementary color is #19715B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71192F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.88:1 and white text 11.16:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.