What color is #705446?

#705446 is a dark, grayish orange known as Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Hold Your Horses?

The RGB value is 112, 84, 70: 112 red, 84 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Hold Your Horses?

The complementary color is #466270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705446?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Hold Your Horses color: hex code #705446

#705446 rgb(112, 84, 70)

Shades of brown

Hold Your Horses has the hex code #705446. It is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 32.9% green and 27.5% blue (112, 84, 70).

Its hue angle is 20°, with 23% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.9:1).

Hold Your Horses (#705446) color codes

HEX	`#705446`
RGB	`rgb(112, 84, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 32.9%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(20, 23%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(20, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.25, 9.52, 12.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.25, 15.87, 53.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.958, 10.228, 7.19)`
Decimal	`7361606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Hold Your Horses, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #705446	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705446 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #705446 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705446; }
.text { color: #705446; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705446; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 84 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705446, #706946); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #705446 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #705446?: #705446 is a dark, grayish orange known as Hold Your Horses. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Hold Your Horses?: The RGB value is 112, 84, 70: 112 red, 84 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Hold Your Horses?: The complementary color is #466270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705446?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.05:1 and white text 6.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.