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#704943 Color

#704943 is rgb(112, 73, 67) in RGB, hsl(8, 25%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Roast Coffee (#704241), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.41. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#704943
HEX#704943
RGBrgb(112, 73, 67)
HSLhsl(8, 25%, 35%)
HSVhsv(8, 40%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(44.8% 0.055 29)
LABlab(35.44% 16.53 10.77)
LCHlch(35.44% 19.73 33.08)

What #704943 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 #704943, 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.

#704943 Channel Values

How #704943 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 73 · B 678-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 8° · S 25% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 8° · S 40% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 40% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.71:1 vs white · 2.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #704943 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 text7.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #704943

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #704943; 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 #704943

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #704943.

How #704943 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#704943
Protanopia#515143
Protanomaly#5F4E43
Deuteranopia#585841
Deuteranomaly#635342
Tritanopia#704848
Tritanomaly#704946
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #704943 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-704943: #704943;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #704943;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-704943': '#704943' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.286, blue: 0.263)
Android XML<color name="color_704943">#704943</color>
SVG fillfill="#704943"

More Red Colors

#704943 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#704943 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #704943?

#704943 is a dark red — rgb(112, 73, 67) in RGB and hsl(8, 25%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Roast Coffee (#704241), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.41.

What is the RGB value of #704943?

#704943 is rgb(112, 73, 67) — red 112, green 73, and blue 67 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #704943?

#704943 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 40%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #704943 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #704943 scores 7.71:1 against white and 2.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #704943 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #704943 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 dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 21.67, which is visibly different.

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