What color is #703A2E?

#703A2E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #703A2E?

The RGB value is 112, 58, 46: 112 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #703A2E?

The complementary color is #2E6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #703A2E?

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.

#703A2E color

#703A2E rgb(112, 58, 46)

Shades of brown

The hex color #703A2E is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 22.7% green and 18% blue (112, 58, 46).

Its hue angle is 11°, with 42% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 48% magenta, 59% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Ebi Brown (#773C30), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#703A2E color codes

HEX	`#703A2E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 58, 46)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 22.7%, 18%)`
HSL	`hsl(11, 42%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(11, 59%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 48%, 59%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.04, 22.48, 18.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.04, 28.82, 38.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.689, 6.669, 3.414)`
Decimal	`7354926`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #703A2E, 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 #703A2E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#703A2E 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 #703A2E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #703a2e; }
.text { color: #703a2e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #703a2e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 58 46 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #703a2e, #705b2e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Burnt Umber.

Questions

What color is #703A2E?: #703A2E is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Ebi Brown. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #703A2E?: The RGB value is 112, 58, 46: 112 red, 58 green and 46 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #703A2E?: The complementary color is #2E6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #703A2E?: 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.