What color is #714F55?

#714F55 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 #714F55?

The RGB value is 113, 79, 85: 113 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #714F55?

The complementary color is #4F716B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #714F55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#714F55 color

#714F55 rgb(113, 79, 85)

Shades of red

The hex color #714F55 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 31% green and 33.3% blue (113, 79, 85).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 18% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.11:1).

#714F55 color codes

HEX	`#714F55`
RGB	`rgb(113, 79, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 31%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 18%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.41, 15.26, 2.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.41, 15.42, 8.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.246, 9.759, 9.884)`
Decimal	`7425877`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #714F55, 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 #714F55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.95:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#714F55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.95:1	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 #714F55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #714f55; }
.text { color: #714f55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #714f55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 79 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #714f55, #715a4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #714F55?: #714F55 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 #714F55?: The RGB value is 113, 79, 85: 113 red, 79 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #714F55?: The complementary color is #4F716B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #714F55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.95:1 and white text 7.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.