What color is #714C46?

#714C46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714C46?

The RGB value is 113, 76, 70: 113 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714C46?

The complementary color is #466B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714C46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714C46 color

#714C46 rgb(113, 76, 70)

Shades of brown

The hex color #714C46 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29.8% green and 27.5% blue (113, 76, 70).

Its hue angle is 8°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 38% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Roasted (#785246), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.44:1).

#714C46 color codes

HEX	`#714C46`
RGB	`rgb(113, 76, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 29.8%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(8, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(8, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 38%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.22, 14.83, 9.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.22, 17.84, 33.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.5, 9.122, 7.001)`
Decimal	`7425094`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714C46, 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 #714C46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714C46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #714C46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714c46; }
.text { color: #714c46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714c46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 76 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714c46, #716146); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Brown.

Questions

What color is #714C46?: #714C46 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Roasted. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714C46?: The RGB value is 113, 76, 70: 113 red, 76 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714C46?: The complementary color is #466B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714C46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.