#714F4E
Umber · dark warm red
About #714F4E
With the hex code #714F4E, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 31% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 8.8 — followed by Walnut. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #4E7071, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 7.17:1 (a WCAG AAA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.17:1).
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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 #714F4E?
With the hex code #714F4E, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 31% green and 31% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 31% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #714F4E?
Use white text. White on #714F4E has a contrast ratio of 7.17:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #714F4E?
Its complementary colour is #4E7071, and analogous partners are #714E5F and #71614E.