What color is #70403D?

#70403D is a dark, desaturated red known as Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Wine Cellar?

The RGB value is 112, 64, 61: 112 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Wine Cellar?

The complementary color is #3D6D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70403D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Wine Cellar color: hex code #70403D

#70403D rgb(112, 64, 61)

Shades of red

Wine Cellar has the hex code #70403D. It is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 25.1% green and 23.9% blue (112, 64, 61).

Its hue angle is 4°, with 29% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 43% magenta, 46% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.43:1).

Wine Cellar (#70403D) color codes

HEX	`#70403D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 64, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 25.1%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(4, 29%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(4, 46%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 43%, 46%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.81, 20.5, 10.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.81, 23.2, 27.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.358, 7.449, 5.359)`
Decimal	`7356477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Wine Cellar, 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 #70403D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70403D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.49:1	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 #70403D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70403d; }
.text { color: #70403d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70403d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 64 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70403d, #705a3d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

See #70403D on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #70403D?: #70403D is a dark, desaturated red known as Wine Cellar. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Wine Cellar?: The RGB value is 112, 64, 61: 112 red, 64 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Wine Cellar?: The complementary color is #3D6D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70403D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and white text 8.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.