What color is #713250?

#713250 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #713250?

The RGB value is 113, 50, 80: 113 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #713250?

The complementary color is #327153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #713250?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#713250 color

#713250 rgb(113, 50, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #713250 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 19.6% green and 31.4% blue (113, 50, 80).

Its hue angle is 331°, with 39% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 56% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#713250 color codes

HEX	`#713250`
RGB	`rgb(113, 50, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 19.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(331, 39%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(331, 56%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 56%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, 31.51, -5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 31.9, 350.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.399, 6.372, 8.323)`
Decimal	`7418448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #713250, 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 #713250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#713250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #713250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #713250; }
.text { color: #713250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #713250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 50 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #713250, #713432); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #713250?: #713250 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #713250?: The RGB value is 113, 50, 80: 113 red, 50 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #713250?: The complementary color is #327153, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #713250?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.