What color is #703F50?

#703F50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #703F50?

The RGB value is 112, 63, 80: 112 red, 63 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #703F50?

The complementary color is #3F705F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #703F50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#703F50 color

#703F50 rgb(112, 63, 80)

Shades of red

The hex color #703F50 is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 24.7% green and 31.4% blue (112, 63, 80).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 28% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 44% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.35:1).

#703F50 color codes

HEX	`#703F50`
RGB	`rgb(112, 63, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 24.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 28%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 44%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 44%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.09, 23.71, -0.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.09, 23.73, 357.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.908, 7.58, 8.529)`
Decimal	`7356240`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #703F50, 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 #703F50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#703F50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #703F50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #703f50; }
.text { color: #703f50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #703f50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 63 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #703f50, #70473f); }

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Questions

What color is #703F50?: #703F50 is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #703F50?: The RGB value is 112, 63, 80: 112 red, 63 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #703F50?: The complementary color is #3F705F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #703F50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.