What color is #703E23?

#703E23 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #703E23?

The RGB value is 112, 62, 35: 112 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #703E23?

The complementary color is #235570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #703E23?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#703E23 color

#703E23 rgb(112, 62, 35)

Shades of brown

The hex color #703E23 is a dark, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 24.3% green and 13.7% blue (112, 62, 35).

Its hue angle is 21°, with 52% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 69% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Walnut (#773F1A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#703E23 color codes

HEX	`#703E23`
RGB	`rgb(112, 62, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 24.3%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(21, 52%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(21, 69%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 69%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(31.83, 19.23, 25.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(31.83, 32.13, 53.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.709, 7.012, 2.485)`
Decimal	`7355939`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #703E23, 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 #703E23	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#703E23 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	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 #703E23 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #703e23; }
.text { color: #703e23; }
.border { border: 2px solid #703e23; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 62 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #703e23, #706423); }

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Questions

What color is #703E23?: #703E23 is a dark, moderate orange, closest to the named color Walnut. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #703E23?: The RGB value is 112, 62, 35: 112 red, 62 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #703E23?: The complementary color is #235570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #703E23?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.4:1 and white text 8.74:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.