What color is #704E63?

#704E63 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704E63?

The RGB value is 112, 78, 99: 112 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704E63?

The complementary color is #4E705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704E63 color

#704E63 rgb(112, 78, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #704E63 is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 30.6% green and 38.8% blue (112, 78, 99).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.1:1).

#704E63 color codes

HEX	`#704E63`
RGB	`rgb(112, 78, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 30.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.47, 17.95, -6.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.47, 19.09, 340.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.659, 9.795, 13.078)`
Decimal	`7360099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704E63, 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 #704E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.1:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.96:1	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 #704E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704e63; }
.text { color: #704e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 78 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704e63, #704e52); }

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Questions

What color is #704E63?: #704E63 is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704E63?: The RGB value is 112, 78, 99: 112 red, 78 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704E63?: The complementary color is #4E705B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.96:1 and white text 7.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.