What color is #70556E?

#70556E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70556E?

The RGB value is 112, 85, 110: 112 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70556E?

The complementary color is #557057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70556E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70556E color

#70556E rgb(112, 85, 110)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70556E is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 33.3% green and 43.1% blue (112, 85, 110).

Its hue angle is 304°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 24% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Hibernation (#6F5166), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.53:1).

#70556E color codes

HEX	`#70556E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 85, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 33.3%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(304, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(304, 24%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 24%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.69, 15.86, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.69, 18.74, 327.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.745, 11.068, 16.214)`
Decimal	`7361902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70556E, 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 #70556E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70556E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.21:1	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 #70556E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70556e; }
.text { color: #70556e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70556e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 85 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70556e, #705560); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70556E?: #70556E is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Hibernation. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70556E?: The RGB value is 112, 85, 110: 112 red, 85 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70556E?: The complementary color is #557057, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70556E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.