What color is #704A3A?

#704A3A is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cappuccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Cappuccino?

The RGB value is 112, 74, 58: 112 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Cappuccino?

The complementary color is #3A6070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704A3A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Cappuccino color: hex code #704A3A

#704A3A rgb(112, 74, 58)

Shades of brown

Cappuccino has the hex code #704A3A. It is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 29% green and 22.7% blue (112, 74, 58).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 32% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 34% magenta, 48% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.69:1).

Cappuccino (#704A3A) color codes

HEX	`#704A3A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 74, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 29%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 32%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 48%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 34%, 48%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.3, 14.1, 16.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.3, 21.41, 48.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.895, 8.649, 5.15)`
Decimal	`7359034`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Cappuccino, 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 #704A3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704A3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.73:1	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 #704A3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704a3a; }
.text { color: #704a3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704a3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 74 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704a3a, #70653a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

See #704A3A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #704A3A?: #704A3A is a dark, desaturated orange known as Cappuccino. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Cappuccino?: The RGB value is 112, 74, 58: 112 red, 74 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Cappuccino?: The complementary color is #3A6070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704A3A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.73:1 and white text 7.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.