What color is #70565D?

#70565D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70565D?

The RGB value is 112, 86, 93: 112 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70565D?

The complementary color is #567069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70565D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70565D color

#70565D rgb(112, 86, 93)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70565D is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 33.7% green and 36.5% blue (112, 86, 93).

Its hue angle is 344°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.61:1).

#70565D color codes

HEX	`#70565D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 86, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 33.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(344, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(344, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 17%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.4, 11.96, 0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.4, 11.96, 0.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.986, 10.891, 11.825)`
Decimal	`7362141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70565D, 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 #70565D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70565D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.18:1	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 #70565D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70565d; }
.text { color: #70565d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70565d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 86 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70565d, #705c56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70565D?: #70565D is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70565D?: The RGB value is 112, 86, 93: 112 red, 86 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70565D?: The complementary color is #567069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70565D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.18:1 and white text 6.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.