What color is #704949?

#704949 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704949?

The RGB value is 112, 73, 73: 112 red, 73 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704949?

The complementary color is #497070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704949?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704949 color

#704949 rgb(112, 73, 73)

Shades of red

The hex color #704949 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 28.6% green and 28.6% blue (112, 73, 73).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 35% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.67:1).

#704949 color codes

HEX	`#704949`
RGB	`rgb(112, 73, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 28.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 35%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.38, 16.65, 6.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.38, 18, 22.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.268, 8.692, 7.439)`
Decimal	`7358793`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704949, 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 #704949	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704949 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #704949 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704949; }
.text { color: #704949; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704949; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 73 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704949, #705d49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #704949?: #704949 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Veil of Cinder. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704949?: The RGB value is 112, 73, 73: 112 red, 73 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704949?: The complementary color is #497070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704949?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.