What color is #705563?

#705563 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705563?

The RGB value is 112, 85, 99: 112 red, 85 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705563?

The complementary color is #557062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705563?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705563 color

#705563 rgb(112, 85, 99)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705563 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 33.3% green and 38.8% blue (112, 85, 99).

Its hue angle is 329°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.63:1).

#705563 color codes

HEX	`#705563`
RGB	`rgb(112, 85, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 33.3%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(329, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(329, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.31, 13.67, -3.75)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.31, 14.18, 344.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.183, 10.843, 13.253)`
Decimal	`7361891`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705563, 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 #705563	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705563 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.17:1	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 #705563 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705563; }
.text { color: #705563; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705563; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 85 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705563, #705555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #705563?: #705563 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705563?: The RGB value is 112, 85, 99: 112 red, 85 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705563?: The complementary color is #557062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705563?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.17:1 and white text 6.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.