What color is #704F41?

#704F41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704F41?

The RGB value is 112, 79, 65: 112 red, 79 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704F41?

The complementary color is #416270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704F41?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704F41 color

#704F41 rgb(112, 79, 65)

Shades of brown

The hex color #704F41 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 31% green and 25.5% blue (112, 79, 65).

Its hue angle is 18°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 42% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bigfoot (#715145), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#704F41 color codes

HEX	`#704F41`
RGB	`rgb(112, 79, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 31%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(18, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(18, 42%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 42%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.78, 11.9, 13.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.78, 18.2, 49.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.433, 9.419, 6.269)`
Decimal	`7360321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704F41, 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 #704F41	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704F41 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #704F41 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704f41; }
.text { color: #704f41; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704f41; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 79 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704f41, #706741); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #704F41?: #704F41 is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Bigfoot. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704F41?: The RGB value is 112, 79, 65: 112 red, 79 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704F41?: The complementary color is #416270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704F41?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.