What color is #71475C?

#71475C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71475C?

The RGB value is 113, 71, 92: 113 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71475C?

The complementary color is #47715C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71475C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71475C color

#71475C rgb(113, 71, 92)

Shades of red

The hex color #71475C is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 27.8% green and 36.1% blue (113, 71, 92).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.61:1).

#71475C color codes

HEX	`#71475C`
RGB	`rgb(113, 71, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 27.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.58, 21.31, -4.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.58, 21.86, 347.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.995, 8.791, 11.241)`
Decimal	`7423836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71475C, 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 #71475C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.76:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71475C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.76:1	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 #71475C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71475c; }
.text { color: #71475c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71475c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 71 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71475c, #714747); }

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Questions

What color is #71475C?: #71475C is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71475C?: The RGB value is 113, 71, 92: 113 red, 71 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71475C?: The complementary color is #47715C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71475C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.76:1 and white text 7.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.