What color is #70515E?

#70515E 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 #70515E?

The RGB value is 112, 81, 94: 112 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70515E?

The complementary color is #517063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70515E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70515E color

#70515E rgb(112, 81, 94)

Shades of red

The hex color #70515E is a dark, grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 31.8% green and 36.9% blue (112, 81, 94).

Its hue angle is 335°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 28% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.94:1).

#70515E color codes

HEX	`#70515E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 81, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 31.8%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(335, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(335, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 28%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.09, 15.19, -2.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.09, 15.39, 350.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.645, 10.138, 11.931)`
Decimal	`7360862`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70515E, 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 #70515E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70515E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	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 #70515E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70515e; }
.text { color: #70515e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70515e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 81 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70515e, #705351); }

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Questions

What color is #70515E?: #70515E 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 #70515E?: The RGB value is 112, 81, 94: 112 red, 81 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70515E?: The complementary color is #517063, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70515E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.03:1 and white text 6.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.