What color is #70435D?

#70435D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70435D?

The RGB value is 112, 67, 93: 112 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70435D?

The complementary color is #437056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70435D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70435D color

#70435D rgb(112, 67, 93)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70435D is a dark, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 26.3% green and 36.5% blue (112, 67, 93).

Its hue angle is 325°, with 25% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 40% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Magician’s Cloak (#784467), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.92:1).

#70435D color codes

HEX	`#70435D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 67, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 26.3%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(325, 25%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(325, 40%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 40%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.5, 23.5, -7.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.5, 24.56, 343.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.665, 8.25, 11.384)`
Decimal	`7357277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70435D, 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 #70435D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70435D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.92:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #70435D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70435d; }
.text { color: #70435d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70435d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 67 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70435d, #704346); }

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Questions

What color is #70435D?: #70435D is a dark, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Magician’s Cloak. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70435D?: The RGB value is 112, 67, 93: 112 red, 67 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70435D?: The complementary color is #437056, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70435D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.