What color is #702E43?

#702E43 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 #702E43?

The RGB value is 112, 46, 67: 112 red, 46 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #702E43?

The complementary color is #2E705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #702E43?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#702E43 color

#702E43 rgb(112, 46, 67)

Shades of red

The hex color #702E43 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 18% green and 26.3% blue (112, 46, 67).

Its hue angle is 341°, with 42% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 59% magenta, 40% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Siren (#69293B), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.72:1).

#702E43 color codes

HEX	`#702E43`
RGB	`rgb(112, 46, 67)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 18%, 26.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(341, 42%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(341, 59%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 59%, 40%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(28.91, 31.5, 1.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(28.91, 31.53, 2.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.673, 5.805, 5.973)`
Decimal	`7351875`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #702E43, 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 #702E43	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.16:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#702E43 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.16:1	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 #702E43 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #702e43; }
.text { color: #702e43; }
.border { border: 2px solid #702e43; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 46 67 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #702e43, #703a2e); }

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Questions

What color is #702E43?: #702E43 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 #702E43?: The RGB value is 112, 46, 67: 112 red, 46 green and 67 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #702E43?: The complementary color is #2E705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #702E43?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.16:1 and white text 9.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.