#70565A
Umber · dark warm red
About #70565A
With the hex code #70565A, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 34% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
If you had to name it, it is similar to Umber — a ΔE of 9.5 — followed by Eggplant. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #56706C, a eucalyptus shade.
In design, a dark colour like this works best for headings, body text, footers and dark-mode backgrounds. White text reads best on it at 6.63:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.63:1).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #70565A?
With the hex code #70565A, this is a dark red with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 34% green and 35% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black. It reads as a warm colour.
›What text colour should I use on #70565A?
Use white text. White on #70565A has a contrast ratio of 6.63:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #70565A?
Its complementary colour is #56706C, and analogous partners are #705667 and #705F56.