What color is #703900?

#703900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #703900?

The RGB value is 112, 57, 0: 112 red, 57 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #703900?

The complementary color is #003770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #703900?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#703900 color

#703900 rgb(112, 57, 0)

Shades of brown

The hex color #703900 is a dark, vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 22.4% green and 0% blue (112, 57, 0).

Its hue angle is 31°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 49% magenta, 100% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chocolate Brown (#7B3F00), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.23:1).

#703900 color codes

HEX	`#703900`
RGB	`rgb(112, 57, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 22.4%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(31, 100%, 22%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(31, 100%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 49%, 100%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.33, 20.74, 40.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.33, 45.81, 63.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.146, 6.372, 0.801)`
Decimal	`7354624`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #703900, 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 #703900	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#703900 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.23:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.27:1	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 #703900 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #703900; }
.text { color: #703900; }
.border { border: 2px solid #703900; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 57 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #703900, #6f7000); }

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Questions

What color is #703900?: #703900 is a dark, vivid orange, closest to the named color Chocolate Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #703900?: The RGB value is 112, 57, 0: 112 red, 57 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #703900?: The complementary color is #003770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #703900?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.27:1 and white text 9.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.