What color is #714C51?

#714C51 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 #714C51?

The RGB value is 113, 76, 81: 113 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714C51?

The complementary color is #4C716C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714C51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714C51 color

#714C51 rgb(113, 76, 81)

Shades of red

The hex color #714C51 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29.8% green and 31.8% blue (113, 76, 81).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.36:1).

#714C51 color codes

HEX	`#714C51`
RGB	`rgb(113, 76, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 29.8%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.51, 16.45, 3.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.51, 16.8, 11.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.88, 9.274, 9)`
Decimal	`7425105`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714C51, 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 #714C51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714C51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #714C51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714c51; }
.text { color: #714c51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714c51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 76 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714c51, #715a4c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #714C51?: #714C51 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 #714C51?: The RGB value is 113, 76, 81: 113 red, 76 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714C51?: The complementary color is #4C716C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714C51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.