What color is #704554?

#704554 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704554?

The RGB value is 112, 69, 84: 112 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704554?

The complementary color is #457061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704554?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704554 color

#704554 rgb(112, 69, 84)

Shades of red

The hex color #704554 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 27.1% green and 32.9% blue (112, 69, 84).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 24% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 38% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#704554 color codes

HEX	`#704554`
RGB	`rgb(112, 69, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 27.1%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 24%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 38%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 38%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.68, 20.76, -1.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.68, 20.79, 356.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.411, 8.342, 9.448)`
Decimal	`7357780`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704554, 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 #704554	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704554 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #704554 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704554; }
.text { color: #704554; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704554; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 69 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704554, #704b45); }

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Questions

What color is #704554?: #704554 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704554?: The RGB value is 112, 69, 84: 112 red, 69 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704554?: The complementary color is #457061, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704554?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.