What color is #704E6E?

#704E6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704E6E?

The RGB value is 112, 78, 110: 112 red, 78 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704E6E?

The complementary color is #4E7050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704E6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704E6E color

#704E6E rgb(112, 78, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #704E6E is a dark, grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 30.6% green and 43.1% blue (112, 78, 110).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 18% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 30% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#704E6E color codes

HEX	`#704E6E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 78, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 30.6%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 18%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 30%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 30%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, 20.13, -12.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 23.82, 327.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.221, 10.02, 16.039)`
Decimal	`7360110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704E6E, 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 #704E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#704E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #704E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704e6e; }
.text { color: #704e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 78 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704e6e, #704e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #704E6E?: #704E6E is a dark, grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704E6E?: The RGB value is 112, 78, 110: 112 red, 78 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704E6E?: The complementary color is #4E7050, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704E6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.