What color is #701D28?

#701D28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #701D28?

The RGB value is 112, 29, 40: 112 red, 29 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #701D28?

The complementary color is #1D7065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #701D28?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#701D28 color

#701D28 rgb(112, 29, 40)

Shades of red

The hex color #701D28 is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 11.4% green and 15.7% blue (112, 29, 40).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 59% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 74% magenta, 64% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Heavy Heart (#771122), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.08:1).

#701D28 color codes

HEX	`#701D28`
RGB	`rgb(112, 29, 40)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 11.4%, 15.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 59%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 74%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 74%, 64%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.19, 36.96, 14.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.19, 39.65, 21.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.505, 4.478, 2.476)`
Decimal	`7347496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #701D28, 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 #701D28	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#701D28 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	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 #701D28 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #701d28; }
.text { color: #701d28; }
.border { border: 2px solid #701d28; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 29 40 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #701d28, #703c1d); }

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Questions

What color is #701D28?: #701D28 is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Heavy Heart. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #701D28?: The RGB value is 112, 29, 40: 112 red, 29 green and 40 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #701D28?: The complementary color is #1D7065, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #701D28?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.9:1 and white text 11.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.