What color is #70474B?

#70474B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70474B?

The RGB value is 112, 71, 75: 112 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70474B?

The complementary color is #47706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70474B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70474B color

#70474B rgb(112, 71, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #70474B is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 27.8% green and 29.4% blue (112, 71, 75).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 37% magenta, 33% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Red Rumour (#693F43), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.8:1).

#70474B color codes

HEX	`#70474B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 71, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 27.8%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 37%, 33%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.92, 18.15, 4.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.92, 18.81, 15.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.206, 8.46, 7.751)`
Decimal	`7358283`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70474B, 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 #70474B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.69:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#70474B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.69:1	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 #70474B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70474b; }
.text { color: #70474b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70474b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 71 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70474b, #705747); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70474B?: #70474B is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Red Rumour. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70474B?: The RGB value is 112, 71, 75: 112 red, 71 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70474B?: The complementary color is #47706C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70474B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.69:1 and white text 7.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.