What color is #70323A?

#70323A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70323A?

The RGB value is 112, 50, 58: 112 red, 50 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70323A?

The complementary color is #327068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70323A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70323A color

#70323A rgb(112, 50, 58)

Shades of red

The hex color #70323A is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 19.6% green and 22.7% blue (112, 50, 58).

Its hue angle is 352°, with 38% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 55% magenta, 48% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine (#722F37), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.52:1).

#70323A color codes

HEX	`#70323A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 50, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 19.6%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(352, 38%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(352, 55%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 55%, 48%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.49, 28.26, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.49, 29.43, 16.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.587, 6.032, 4.714)`
Decimal	`7352890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70323A, 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 #70323A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.21:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70323A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.21:1	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 #70323A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70323a; }
.text { color: #70323a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70323a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 50 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70323a, #704932); }

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Questions

What color is #70323A?: #70323A is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Wine. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70323A?: The RGB value is 112, 50, 58: 112 red, 50 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70323A?: The complementary color is #327068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70323A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.21:1 and white text 9.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.