What color is #704B4B?

#704B4B 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 #704B4B?

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

What is the complementary color of #704B4B?

The complementary color is #4B7070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704B4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704B4B color

#704B4B rgb(112, 75, 75)

Shades of red

The hex color #704B4B is a dark, grayish red.

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

Its hue angle is 0°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 33% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Veil of Cinder (#784F50), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#704B4B color codes

HEX	`#704B4B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 75, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 29.4%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 33%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.96, 15.72, 6.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.96, 16.97, 22.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.468, 8.986, 7.838)`
Decimal	`7359307`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704B4B, 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 #704B4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704B4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #704B4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704b4b; }
.text { color: #704b4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704b4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 75 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704b4b, #705e4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #704B4B?: #704B4B 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 #704B4B?: The RGB value is 112, 75, 75: 112 red, 75 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704B4B?: The complementary color is #4B7070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704B4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.