What color is #714849?

#714849 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714849?

The RGB value is 113, 72, 73: 113 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714849?

The complementary color is #487170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714849?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714849 color

#714849 rgb(113, 72, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #714849 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 28.2% green and 28.6% blue (113, 72, 73).

Its hue angle is 359°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 36% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.71:1).

#714849 color codes

HEX	`#714849`
RGB	`rgb(113, 72, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 28.2%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(359, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(359, 36%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 36%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.26, 17.68, 6.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.26, 18.9, 20.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.33, 8.627, 7.423)`
Decimal	`7424073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714849, 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 #714849	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714849 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #714849 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714849; }
.text { color: #714849; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714849; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 72 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714849, #715c48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #714849?: #714849 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714849?: The RGB value is 113, 72, 73: 113 red, 72 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714849?: The complementary color is #487170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714849?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.