#714643
Walnut · dark warm red
About #714643
#714643 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 27% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
Visually it is similar to Walnut (ΔE 9.6), with Coffee the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #436E71 (eucalyptus), its complementary partner.
Because it is dark, it is most useful for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.90:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #714643?
#714643 is a dark, muted red colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 27% green and 26% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 41% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.
›What text colour should I use on #714643?
Use white text. White on #714643 has a contrast ratio of 7.90:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #714643?
Its complementary colour is #436E71, and analogous partners are #714357 and #715D43.