What color is #71535B?

#71535B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #71535B?

The RGB value is 113, 83, 91: 113 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #71535B?

The complementary color is #537169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #71535B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#71535B color

#71535B rgb(113, 83, 91)

Shades of red

The hex color #71535B is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 32.5% green and 35.7% blue (113, 83, 91).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Royal Fig (#7B5867), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.79:1).

#71535B color codes

HEX	`#71535B`
RGB	`rgb(113, 83, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 32.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.64, 13.84, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.64, 13.84, 1.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.792, 10.453, 11.292)`
Decimal	`7426907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #71535B, 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 #71535B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#71535B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #71535B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #71535b; }
.text { color: #71535b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #71535b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 83 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #71535b, #715a53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #71535B?: #71535B is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Royal Fig. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #71535B?: The RGB value is 113, 83, 91: 113 red, 83 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #71535B?: The complementary color is #537169, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #71535B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.09:1 and white text 6.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.