What color is #704F5D?

#704F5D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #704F5D?

The RGB value is 112, 79, 93: 112 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #704F5D?

The complementary color is #4F7062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #704F5D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#704F5D color

#704F5D rgb(112, 79, 93)

Shades of red

The hex color #704F5D is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 31% green and 36.5% blue (112, 79, 93).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 29% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.08:1).

#704F5D color codes

HEX	`#704F5D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 79, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 31%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 29%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.53, 16.23, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.53, 16.45, 350.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.454, 9.828, 11.647)`
Decimal	`7360349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #704F5D, 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 #704F5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.97:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#704F5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.97:1	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 #704F5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #704f5d; }
.text { color: #704f5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #704f5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 79 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #704f5d, #70524f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #704F5D?: #704F5D is a dark, grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the red family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #704F5D?: The RGB value is 112, 79, 93: 112 red, 79 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #704F5D?: The complementary color is #4F7062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #704F5D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.97:1 and white text 7.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.