What color is #71404B?

#71404B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71404B?

The RGB value is 113, 64, 75: 113 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71404B?

The complementary color is #407166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71404B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71404B color

#71404B rgb(113, 64, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #71404B is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 25.1% green and 29.4% blue (113, 64, 75).

Its hue angle is 347°, with 28% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.28:1).

#71404B color codes

HEX	`#71404B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 64, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 25.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(347, 28%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(347, 43%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.32, 22.77, 2.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.32, 22.92, 6.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.914, 7.686, 7.617)`
Decimal	`7422027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71404B, 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 #71404B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71404B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #71404B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71404b; }
.text { color: #71404b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71404b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 64 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71404b, #714e40); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #71404B?: #71404B is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71404B?: The RGB value is 113, 64, 75: 113 red, 64 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71404B?: The complementary color is #407166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71404B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.