Skip to content

#700A22 Color

#700A22 is rgb(112, 10, 34) in RGB, hsl(346, 84%, 24%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 91%, 70%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Antique Ruby (#841B2D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#700A22
HEX#700A22
RGBrgb(112, 10, 34)
HSLhsl(346, 84%, 24%)
HSVhsv(346, 91%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 91%, 70%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(35.2% 0.132 16.2)
LABlab(23.40% 42.74 16.58)
LCHlch(23.40% 45.84 21.20)

What #700A22 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #700A22, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#700A22 Channel Values

How #700A22 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 10 · B 348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 346° · S 84% · L 24%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 346° · S 91% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 91% · Y 70% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.96:1 vs white · 1.76:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #700A22 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text11.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #700A22 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #700A22

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #700A22; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #700A22

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #700A22.

How #700A22 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#700A22
Protanopia#313121
Protanomaly#512621
Deuteranopia#43431C
Deuteranomaly#58341E
Tritanopia#6F0F0F
Tritanomaly#700D18
Achromatopsia#373737

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #700A22 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-700a22: #700A22;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #700A22;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-700a22': '#700A22' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.039, blue: 0.133)
Android XML<color name="color_700a22">#700A22</color>
SVG fillfill="#700A22"

More Red Colors

#700A22 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#700A22 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #700A22?

#700A22 is a dark red — rgb(112, 10, 34) in RGB and hsl(346, 84%, 24%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Antique Ruby (#841B2D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.71.

What is the RGB value of #700A22?

#700A22 is rgb(112, 10, 34) — red 112, green 10, and blue 34 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #700A22?

#700A22 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 91%, 70%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #700A22 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #700A22 scores 11.96:1 against white and 1.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #700A22 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #700A22 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is brown (#A52A2A) at a CIE76 distance of 22.55, which is visibly different.

Open #700A22 in a Tool

Keep exploring: every red in the color library, the guide to shades of red, or the full color library.