Close to Rosewood
#700012
#700012 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Rosewood. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 0% green, and 7.1% blue. Its hue is 350°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #700012.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
12.37:1 AAABlack text on this color
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on white
12.37:1 AAAThis color as text on black
1.70:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #700012 as they’d see it.
#700012 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #700012
What color is #700012?
#700012 is a very dark, vivid red, close to the color Rosewood. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 0% green, and 7.1% blue. Its hue is 350°, with 100% saturation and 22% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #700012 in RGB?
#700012 is rgb(112, 0, 18): 112 red, 0 green, and 18 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #700012 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 100, 84, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #700012?
PANTONE 188 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #700012?
Its complement #003D32 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.