Palettes / Colors / #702425

#702425 — Muted Red

#702425 is a red color we call Muted Red, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the red family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #702425 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#702425 is a warm red color associated with energy, passion and urgency. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #24706E; it also sits naturally between #70244B and #704924. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 44% · Green 14% · Blue 15%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 68% · Yellow 67% · Key 56%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #702425

.text { color: #702425; }
.background { background-color: #702425; }
.border { border: 3px solid #702425; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(112, 36, 37); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(359, 51%, 29%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #702425; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(112, 36, 37, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #702425; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(112, 36, 37, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#702425">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#702425">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #24706E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #702425: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #702425

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #702425 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #702425 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #702424  ·  #702426 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #702425?

#702425 is Muted Red, a red color (RGB 112, 36, 37). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #702425?

#702425 is RGB 112, 36, 37 — HSL 359°, 51%, 29% — CMYK 0%, 68%, 67%, 56%.

What colors go with #702425?

Its complement is #24706E; analogous partners are #70244B and #704924. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #702425 for text?

White text on #702425 has a contrast ratio of 10.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 1.97:1.