What color is #70372F?

#70372F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70372F?

The RGB value is 112, 55, 47: 112 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70372F?

The complementary color is #2F6870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70372F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70372F color

#70372F rgb(112, 55, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #70372F is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 21.6% green and 18.4% blue (112, 55, 47).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 58% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Crown of Thorns (#763C33), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#70372F color codes

HEX	`#70372F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 55, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 21.6%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 58%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.36, 24.31, 16.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.36, 29.39, 34.2)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.562, 6.383, 3.47)`
Decimal	`7354159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70372F, 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 #70372F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70372F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #70372F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70372f; }
.text { color: #70372f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70372f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 55 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70372f, #70572f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #70372F?: #70372F is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Crown of Thorns. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70372F?: The RGB value is 112, 55, 47: 112 red, 55 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70372F?: The complementary color is #2F6870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70372F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.