What color is #871741?

#871741 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #871741?

The RGB value is 135, 23, 65: 135 red, 23 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #871741?

The complementary color is #17875D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #871741?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#871741 color

#871741 rgb(135, 23, 65)

Shades of red

The hex color #871741 is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 52.9% red, 9% green and 25.5% blue (135, 23, 65).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 71% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 83% magenta, 52% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Inescapable Lover (#820E3B), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.42:1).

#871741 color codes

HEX	`#871741`
RGB	`rgb(135, 23, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(52.9%, 9%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 71%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 83%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 83%, 52%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.78, 48.19, 4.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.78, 48.41, 5.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.253, 6.147, 5.594)`
Decimal	`8853313`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #871741, 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 #871741	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#871741 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	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 #871741 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #871741; }
.text { color: #871741; }
.border { border: 2px solid #871741; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(135 23 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #871741, #872517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #871741?: #871741 is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Inescapable Lover. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #871741?: The RGB value is 135, 23, 65: 135 red, 23 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #871741?: The complementary color is #17875D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #871741?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.23:1 and white text 9.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.