What color is #714A46?

#714A46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714A46?

The RGB value is 113, 74, 70: 113 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714A46?

The complementary color is #466D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714A46 color

#714A46 rgb(113, 74, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #714A46 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29% green and 27.5% blue (113, 74, 70).

Its hue angle is 6°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 38% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.58:1).

#714A46 color codes

HEX	`#714A46`
RGB	`rgb(113, 74, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 29%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(6, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(6, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 38%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.7, 16.05, 9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.7, 18.49, 29.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.365, 8.851, 6.956)`
Decimal	`7424582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714A46, 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 #714A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.58:1	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 #714A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714a46; }
.text { color: #714a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 74 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714a46, #715f46); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #714A46?: #714A46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714A46?: The RGB value is 113, 74, 70: 113 red, 74 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714A46?: The complementary color is #466D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.