What color is #70213C?

#70213C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70213C?

The RGB value is 112, 33, 60: 112 red, 33 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70213C?

The complementary color is #217055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70213C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70213C color

#70213C rgb(112, 33, 60)

Shades of red

The hex color #70213C is a dark, moderate rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 12.9% green and 23.5% blue (112, 33, 60).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 54% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 71% magenta, 46% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.65:1).

#70213C color codes

HEX	`#70213C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 33, 60)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 12.9%, 23.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 54%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 71%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 71%, 46%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.33, 37.04, 2.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.33, 37.12, 3.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.042, 4.86, 4.789)`
Decimal	`7348540`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70213C, 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 #70213C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70213C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.97:1	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 #70213C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70213c; }
.text { color: #70213c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70213c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 33 60 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70213c, #702e21); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #70213C?: #70213C is a dark, moderate rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70213C?: The RGB value is 112, 33, 60: 112 red, 33 green and 60 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70213C?: The complementary color is #217055, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70213C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.97:1 and white text 10.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.