What color is #703E37?

#703E37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #703E37?

The RGB value is 112, 62, 55: 112 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #703E37?

The complementary color is #376970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #703E37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#703E37 color

#703E37 rgb(112, 62, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #703E37 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 24.3% green and 21.6% blue (112, 62, 55).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 45% magenta, 51% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Single Origin (#713E39), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#703E37 color codes

HEX	`#703E37`
RGB	`rgb(112, 62, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 24.3%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 45%, 51%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(32.18, 21.01, 13.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(32.18, 25.15, 33.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.095, 7.167, 4.518)`
Decimal	`7355959`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #703E37, 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 #703E37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#703E37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	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 #703E37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #703e37; }
.text { color: #703e37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #703e37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 62 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #703e37, #705a37); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #703E37?: #703E37 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Single Origin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #703E37?: The RGB value is 112, 62, 55: 112 red, 62 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #703E37?: The complementary color is #376970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #703E37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.43:1 and white text 8.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.