What color is #70374A?

#70374A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70374A?

The RGB value is 112, 55, 74: 112 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70374A?

The complementary color is #37705D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70374A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70374A color

#70374A rgb(112, 55, 74)

Shades of red

The hex color #70374A is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 21.6% green and 29% blue (112, 55, 74).

Its hue angle is 340°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 34% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Satin Chocolate (#773344), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9:1).

#70374A color codes

HEX	`#70374A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 55, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 21.6%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(340, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(340, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 34%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.05, 27.48, -0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.05, 27.48, 359.91)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.285, 6.672, 7.276)`
Decimal	`7354186`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70374A, 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 #70374A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70374A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	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 #70374A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70374a; }
.text { color: #70374a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70374a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 55 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70374a, #704037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70374A?: #70374A is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Satin Chocolate. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70374A?: The RGB value is 112, 55, 74: 112 red, 55 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70374A?: The complementary color is #37705D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70374A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.33:1 and white text 9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.