What color is #704F4C?

#704F4C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704F4C?

The RGB value is 112, 79, 76: 112 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704F4C?

The complementary color is #4C6D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704F4C color

#704F4C rgb(112, 79, 76)

Shades of brown

The hex color #704F4C is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 31% green and 29.8% blue (112, 79, 76).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 19% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 32% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Liver (#654A46), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.21:1).

#704F4C color codes

HEX	`#704F4C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 79, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 31%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 19%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 32%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 32%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.04, 13.43, 7.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.04, 15.28, 28.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.783, 9.559, 8.113)`
Decimal	`7360332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704F4C, 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 #704F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	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 #704F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704f4c; }
.text { color: #704f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 79 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704f4c, #70614c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #704F4C?: #704F4C is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Liver. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704F4C?: The RGB value is 112, 79, 76: 112 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704F4C?: The complementary color is #4C6D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.91:1 and white text 7.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.