What color is #71374F?

#71374F 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 #71374F?

The RGB value is 113, 55, 79: 113 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71374F?

The complementary color is #377159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71374F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71374F color

#71374F rgb(113, 55, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #71374F is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 21.6% green and 31% blue (113, 55, 79).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 35% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.89:1).

#71374F color codes

HEX	`#71374F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 55, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 21.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 35%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.37, 28.59, -2.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.37, 28.73, 354.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.588, 6.808, 8.205)`
Decimal	`7419727`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71374F, 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 #71374F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71374F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	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 #71374F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71374f; }
.text { color: #71374f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71374f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 55 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71374f, #713c37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #71374F?: #71374F 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 #71374F?: The RGB value is 113, 55, 79: 113 red, 55 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71374F?: The complementary color is #377159, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71374F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.36:1 and white text 8.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.