What color is #704657?

#704657 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 #704657?

The RGB value is 112, 70, 87: 112 red, 70 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704657?

The complementary color is #46705F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704657?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704657 color

#704657 rgb(112, 70, 87)

Shades of red

The hex color #704657 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 27.5% green and 34.1% blue (112, 70, 87).

Its hue angle is 336°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Wine Stain (#69444F), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#704657 color codes

HEX	`#704657`
RGB	`rgb(112, 70, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 27.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(336, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(336, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, 20.66, -2.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 20.81, 352.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.593, 8.514, 10.1)`
Decimal	`7358039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704657, 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 #704657	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704657 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #704657 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704657; }
.text { color: #704657; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704657; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 70 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704657, #704a46); }

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Questions

What color is #704657?: #704657 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 #704657?: The RGB value is 112, 70, 87: 112 red, 70 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704657?: The complementary color is #46705F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704657?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.