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#70541F Color

#70541F is rgb(112, 84, 31) in RGB, hsl(39, 57%, 28%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 72%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Field Drab (#6C541E), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70541F
HEX#70541F
RGBrgb(112, 84, 31)
HSLhsl(39, 57%, 28%)
HSVhsv(39, 72%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 72%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.079 80.4)
LABlab(37.92% 7.67 34.47)
LCHlch(37.92% 35.31 77.45)

What #70541F 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 #70541F, 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 brown in the library.

#70541F Channel Values

How #70541F 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 84 · B 318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 39° · S 57% · L 28%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 39° · S 72% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 25% · Y 72% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.05:1 vs white · 2.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70541F 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 text7.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70541F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70541F; 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 #70541F

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #70541F.

How #70541F 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#70541F
Protanopia#5A5A1F
Protanomaly#63571F
Deuteranopia#5E5E1C
Deuteranomaly#665A1D
Tritanopia#735050
Tritanomaly#725141
Achromatopsia#595959

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #70541F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-70541f: #70541F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70541F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70541f': '#70541F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.329, blue: 0.122)
Android XML<color name="color_70541f">#70541F</color>
SVG fillfill="#70541F"

More Brown Colors

#70541F sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70541F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70541F?

#70541F is a dark brown — rgb(112, 84, 31) in RGB and hsl(39, 57%, 28%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Field Drab (#6C541E), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.04.

What is the RGB value of #70541F?

#70541F is rgb(112, 84, 31) — red 112, green 84, and blue 31 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70541F?

#70541F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 72%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70541F be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70541F scores 7.05:1 against white and 2.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70541F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70541F 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 saddlebrown (#8B4513) at a CIE76 distance of 21.6, which is visibly different.

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