What color is #714C57?

#714C57 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #714C57?

The RGB value is 113, 76, 87: 113 red, 76 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714C57?

The complementary color is #4C7166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714C57 color

#714C57 rgb(113, 76, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #714C57 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 29.8% green and 34.1% blue (113, 76, 87).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#714C57 color codes

HEX	`#714C57`
RGB	`rgb(113, 76, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 29.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.68, 17.42, -0.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.68, 17.42, 359.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.115, 9.368, 10.238)`
Decimal	`7425111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714C57, 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 #714C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	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 #714C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714c57; }
.text { color: #714c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 76 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714c57, #71534c); }

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Questions

What color is #714C57?: #714C57 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #714C57?: The RGB value is 113, 76, 87: 113 red, 76 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714C57?: The complementary color is #4C7166, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.87:1 and white text 7.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.