#71504F
Umber · dark warm red
About #71504F
#71504F is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 31% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.5); Walnut comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #4F7071 — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use dark tones like #71504F for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. Put white text on top of it — 7.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (7.09:1).
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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 #71504F?
#71504F is a muted, dark shade in the red family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 31% green and 31% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 30% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #71504F?
Use white text. White on #71504F has a contrast ratio of 7.09:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #71504F?
Its complementary colour is #4F7071, and analogous partners are #714F5F and #71614F.