What color is #701E2A?

#701E2A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #701E2A?

The RGB value is 112, 30, 42: 112 red, 30 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #701E2A?

The complementary color is #1E7064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #701E2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#701E2A color

#701E2A rgb(112, 30, 42)

Shades of red

The hex color #701E2A is a dark, moderate red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 11.8% green and 16.5% blue (112, 30, 42).

Its hue angle is 351°, with 58% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 73% magenta, 63% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Whisky Cola (#772233), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.01:1).

#701E2A color codes

HEX	`#701E2A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 30, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 11.8%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(351, 58%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(351, 73%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 73%, 63%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(25.39, 36.69, 13.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(25.39, 39.01, 19.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.565, 4.542, 2.668)`
Decimal	`7347754`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #701E2A, 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 #701E2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#701E2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	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 #701E2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #701e2a; }
.text { color: #701e2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #701e2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 30 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #701e2a, #703b1e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #701E2A?: #701E2A is a dark, moderate red, closest to the named color Whisky Cola. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #701E2A?: The RGB value is 112, 30, 42: 112 red, 30 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #701E2A?: The complementary color is #1E7064, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #701E2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.91:1 and white text 11.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.