What color is #71385E?

#71385E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71385E?

The RGB value is 113, 56, 94: 113 red, 56 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71385E?

The complementary color is #38714B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71385E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71385E color

#71385E rgb(113, 56, 94)

Shades of purple

The hex color #71385E is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 22% green and 36.9% blue (113, 56, 94).

Its hue angle is 320°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 50% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#71385E color codes

HEX	`#71385E`
RGB	`rgb(113, 56, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 22%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(320, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(320, 50%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 50%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.14, 30.45, -11.34)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.14, 32.49, 339.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.245, 7.148, 11.428)`
Decimal	`7419998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71385E, 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 #71385E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71385E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #71385E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71385e; }
.text { color: #71385e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71385e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 56 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71385e, #713842); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Byzantium.

Questions

What color is #71385E?: #71385E is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71385E?: The RGB value is 113, 56, 94: 113 red, 56 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71385E?: The complementary color is #38714B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71385E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.