Close to Garnet
#703939
#703939 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 22.4% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 33% saturation and 33% 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 #703939.
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
9.00:1 AAABlack text on this color
2.33:1 FailThis color as text on white
9.00:1 AAAThis color as text on black
2.33:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #703939 as they’d see it.
#703939 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 #703939
What color is #703939?
#703939 is a dark, muted red, close to the color Garnet. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 22.4% green, and 22.4% blue. Its hue is 0°, with 33% saturation and 33% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #703939 in RGB?
#703939 is rgb(112, 57, 57): 112 red, 57 green, and 57 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #703939 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 49, 49, 56). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #703939?
PANTONE 1817 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #703939?
Its complement #005253 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.