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#710917 Color

#710917 is rgb(113, 9, 23) in RGB, hsl(352, 85%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 92%, 80%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Persian Plum (#701C1C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.15. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#710917
HEX#710917
RGBrgb(113, 9, 23)
HSLhsl(352, 85%, 24%)
HSVhsv(352, 92%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 92%, 80%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.134 22.4)
LABlab(23.41% 42.87 24.12)
LCHlch(23.41% 49.19 29.36)

What #710917 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #710917, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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#710917 Channel Values

How #710917 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 113 · G 9 · B 238-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 352° · S 85% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 352° · S 92% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 92% · Y 80% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.98:1 vs white · 1.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #710917 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #710917

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #710917; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #710917

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #710917 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#710917
Protanopia#313116
Protanomaly#522616
Deuteranopia#43430D
Deuteranomaly#593412
Tritanopia#710B0B
Tritanomaly#710A11
Achromatopsia#373737

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Using #710917 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-710917: #710917;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #710917;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-710917': '#710917' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.443, green: 0.035, blue: 0.090)
Android XML<color name="color_710917">#710917</color>
SVG fillfill="#710917"

More Red Colors

#710917 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#710917 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #710917?

#710917 is a dark red — rgb(113, 9, 23) in RGB and hsl(352, 85%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Persian Plum (#701C1C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.15.

What is the RGB value of #710917?

#710917 is rgb(113, 9, 23) — red 113, green 9, and blue 23 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #710917?

#710917 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 92%, 80%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #710917 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #710917 scores 11.98:1 against white and 1.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #710917 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #710917 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 16.54, which is visibly different.

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