What color is #704B52?

#704B52 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704B52?

The RGB value is 112, 75, 82: 112 red, 75 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704B52?

The complementary color is #4B7069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704B52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704B52 color

#704B52 rgb(112, 75, 82)

Shades of red

The hex color #704B52 is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 29.4% green and 32.2% blue (112, 75, 82).

Its hue angle is 349°, with 20% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 33% magenta, 27% 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 7.45:1).

#704B52 color codes

HEX	`#704B52`
RGB	`rgb(112, 75, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 29.4%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(349, 20%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(349, 33%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 33%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.15, 16.8, 2.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.15, 16.95, 7.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.721, 9.087, 9.17)`
Decimal	`7359314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704B52, 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 #704B52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704B52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	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 #704B52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704b52; }
.text { color: #704b52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704b52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 75 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704b52, #70574b); }

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Questions

What color is #704B52?: #704B52 is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Wine Stain. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704B52?: The RGB value is 112, 75, 82: 112 red, 75 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704B52?: The complementary color is #4B7069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704B52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.82:1 and white text 7.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.