What color is #71494F?

#71494F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71494F?

The RGB value is 113, 73, 79: 113 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71494F?

The complementary color is #49716B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71494F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71494F color

#71494F rgb(113, 73, 79)

Shades of red

The hex color #71494F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 28.6% green and 31% blue (113, 73, 79).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Nocturne Red (#7A4B56), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.59:1).

#71494F color codes

HEX	`#71494F`
RGB	`rgb(113, 73, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 28.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 30%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.68, 17.96, 3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.68, 18.29, 10.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.604, 8.841, 8.544)`
Decimal	`7424335`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71494F, 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 #71494F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#71494F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.59:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #71494F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71494f; }
.text { color: #71494f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71494f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 73 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71494f, #715749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #71494F?: #71494F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Nocturne Red. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71494F?: The RGB value is 113, 73, 79: 113 red, 73 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71494F?: The complementary color is #49716B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71494F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.