What color is #702940?

#702940 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #702940?

The RGB value is 112, 41, 64: 112 red, 41 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #702940?

The complementary color is #297059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #702940?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#702940 color

#702940 rgb(112, 41, 64)

Shades of red

The hex color #702940 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 16.1% green and 25.1% blue (112, 41, 64).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 46% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 63% magenta, 43% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.1:1).

#702940 color codes

HEX	`#702940`
RGB	`rgb(112, 41, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 16.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 46%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 63%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 63%, 43%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.85, 33.72, 1.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.85, 33.77, 3.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.401, 5.402, 5.45)`
Decimal	`7350592`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #702940, 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 #702940	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.08:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#702940 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.08:1	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 #702940 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #702940; }
.text { color: #702940; }
.border { border: 2px solid #702940; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 41 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #702940, #703529); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #702940?: #702940 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Siren. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #702940?: The RGB value is 112, 41, 64: 112 red, 41 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #702940?: The complementary color is #297059, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #702940?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.08:1 and white text 10.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.