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#70160F Color

#70160F is rgb(112, 22, 15) in RGB, hsl(4, 76%, 25%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 80%, 87%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blood Red (#660000), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.12. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70160F
HEX#70160F
RGBrgb(112, 22, 15)
HSLhsl(4, 76%, 25%)
HSVhsv(4, 87%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 80%, 87%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(35.8% 0.125 29.3)
LABlab(24.35% 38.96 29.82)
LCHlch(24.35% 49.06 37.43)

What #70160F 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 #70160F, 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.

#70160F Channel Values

How #70160F 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 22 · B 158-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 4° · S 76% · L 25%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 4° · S 87% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 80% · Y 87% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance11.6:1 vs white · 1.81:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70160F 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 text11.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70160F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70160F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #70160F

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.

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How #70160F 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#70160F
Protanopia#34340D
Protanomaly#522B0E
Deuteranopia#454502
Deuteranomaly#593707
Tritanopia#701515
Tritanomaly#701613
Achromatopsia#393939

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70160F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70160f: #70160F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70160F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70160f': '#70160F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.086, blue: 0.059)
Android XML<color name="color_70160f">#70160F</color>
SVG fillfill="#70160F"

More Red Colors

#70160F sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70160F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70160F?

#70160F is a dark red — rgb(112, 22, 15) in RGB and hsl(4, 76%, 25%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blood Red (#660000), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.12.

What is the RGB value of #70160F?

#70160F is rgb(112, 22, 15) — red 112, green 22, and blue 15 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70160F?

#70160F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 80%, 87%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70160F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70160F scores 11.6:1 against white and 1.81:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70160F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70160F 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 maroon (#800000) at a CIE76 distance of 13.65, which is visibly different.

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