What color is #704347?

#704347 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704347?

The RGB value is 112, 67, 71: 112 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704347?

The complementary color is #43706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704347?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704347 color

#704347 rgb(112, 67, 71)

Shades of red

The hex color #704347 is a dark, desaturated red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 26.3% green and 27.8% blue (112, 67, 71).

Its hue angle is 355°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.13:1).

#704347 color codes

HEX	`#704347`
RGB	`rgb(112, 67, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 26.3%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(355, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(355, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.8, 20, 5.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.8, 20.84, 16.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.827, 7.915, 6.97)`
Decimal	`7357255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704347, 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 #704347	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704347 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.58:1	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 #704347 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704347; }
.text { color: #704347; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704347; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 67 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704347, #705643); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Wine.

Questions

What color is #704347?: #704347 is a dark, desaturated red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704347?: The RGB value is 112, 67, 71: 112 red, 67 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704347?: The complementary color is #43706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704347?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.58:1 and white text 8.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.