What color is #71474A?

#71474A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71474A?

The RGB value is 113, 71, 74: 113 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71474A?

The complementary color is #47716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71474A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71474A color

#71474A rgb(113, 71, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #71474A is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 27.8% green and 29% blue (113, 71, 74).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#71474A color codes

HEX	`#71474A`
RGB	`rgb(113, 71, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 27.8%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 18.43, 5.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 19.29, 17.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.3, 8.512, 7.578)`
Decimal	`7423818`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71474A, 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 #71474A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71474A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #71474A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71474a; }
.text { color: #71474a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71474a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 71 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71474a, #715947); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #71474A?: #71474A is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71474A?: The RGB value is 113, 71, 74: 113 red, 71 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71474A?: The complementary color is #47716E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71474A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.