What color is #71344B?

#71344B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71344B?

The RGB value is 113, 52, 75: 113 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71344B?

The complementary color is #34715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71344B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71344B color

#71344B rgb(113, 52, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #71344B is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 20.4% green and 29.4% blue (113, 52, 75).

Its hue angle is 337°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 54% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Flirt (#7A2E4D), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#71344B color codes

HEX	`#71344B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 52, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 20.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(337, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(337, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 54%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.58, 29.69, -1.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.58, 29.72, 357.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.308, 6.476, 7.415)`
Decimal	`7418955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71344B, 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 #71344B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71344B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #71344B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71344b; }
.text { color: #71344b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71344b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 52 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71344b, #713b34); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #71344B?: #71344B is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Flirt. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71344B?: The RGB value is 113, 52, 75: 113 red, 52 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71344B?: The complementary color is #34715A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71344B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.