What color is #70374C?

#70374C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70374C?

The RGB value is 112, 55, 76: 112 red, 55 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70374C?

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

Is black or white text better on #70374C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70374C color

#70374C rgb(112, 55, 76)

Shades of red

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 21.6% green and 29.8% blue (112, 55, 76).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 51% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Passionate Plum (#753A58), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.98:1).

#70374C color codes

HEX	`#70374C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 55, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 21.6%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 51%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.11, 27.76, -1.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.11, 27.79, 357.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.353, 6.7, 7.637)`
Decimal	`7354188`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70374C, 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 #70374C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70374C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	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 #70374C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70374c; }
.text { color: #70374c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70374c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 55 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70374c, #703e37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70374C?: #70374C is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Passionate Plum. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70374C?: The RGB value is 112, 55, 76: 112 red, 55 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70374C?: The complementary color is #37705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70374C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.34:1 and white text 8.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.