What color is #701C11?

#701C11 is a dark, moderate red known as Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Prune?

The RGB value is 112, 28, 17: 112 red, 28 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Prune?

The complementary color is #116570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #701C11?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Prune color: hex code #701C11

#701C11 rgb(112, 28, 17)

Shades of brown

Prune has the hex code #701C11. It is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 11% green and 6.7% blue (112, 28, 17).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 74% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 75% magenta, 85% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.27:1).

Prune (#701C11) color codes

HEX	`#701C11`
RGB	`rgb(112, 28, 17)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 11%, 6.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 74%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 85%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 75%, 85%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(24.69, 36.16, 28.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(24.69, 46.04, 38.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.199, 4.317, 0.984)`
Decimal	`7347217`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Prune, 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 #701C11	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#701C11 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.86:1	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 #701C11 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #701c11; }
.text { color: #701c11; }
.border { border: 2px solid #701c11; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 28 17 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #701c11, #704b11); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Maroon.

See #701C11 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #701C11?: #701C11 is a dark, moderate red known as Prune. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Prune?: The RGB value is 112, 28, 17: 112 red, 28 green and 17 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Prune?: The complementary color is #116570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #701C11?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.86:1 and white text 11.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.