What color is #70544F?

#70544F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70544F?

The RGB value is 112, 84, 79: 112 red, 84 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70544F?

The complementary color is #4F6B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70544F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70544F color

#70544F rgb(112, 84, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #70544F is a dark, grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 32.9% green and 31% blue (112, 84, 79).

Its hue angle is 9°, with 17% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 29% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.84:1).

#70544F color codes

HEX	`#70544F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 84, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 32.9%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(9, 17%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(9, 29%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 29%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.46, 10.84, 7.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.46, 13.14, 34.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.264, 10.35, 8.8)`
Decimal	`7361615`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70544F, 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 #70544F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70544F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	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 #70544F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70544f; }
.text { color: #70544f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70544f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 84 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70544f, #70644f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #70544F?: #70544F is a dark, grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70544F?: The RGB value is 112, 84, 79: 112 red, 84 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70544F?: The complementary color is #4F6B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70544F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.07:1 and white text 6.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.