Recognised as Colour
#704B40
- #704B40
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Dim grey
#704B40 is a red with RGB values 112, 75, 64 and HSL 14°, 27%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.
Colour values
#704B40#704B40
HEX#704B40
RGBrgb(112, 75, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.2941, 0.251
RGB percentages43.9%, 29.4%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(13.8, 27.3%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(13.8, 42.9%, 43.9%)
CMYK0%, 33%, 42.9%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,359,296
CSS custom property--colour: #704B40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.08847WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness86.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 7.58:1
Contrast with white7.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#525252
Inverted#8FB4BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text7.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#406570
Analogous#70404D, #706340
Triadic#40704B, #4B4070
Split complementary#407063, #404D70
Tetradic#4D7040, #406570, #634070
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R112
G75
B64
Red112 (43.9%)
Green75 (29.4%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue13.75°
Saturation (HSL)27.27%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 70 · G 4B · B 40
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