What color is #70575C?

#70575C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70575C?

The RGB value is 112, 87, 92: 112 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70575C?

The complementary color is #57706B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70575C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70575C color

#70575C rgb(112, 87, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70575C is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 34.1% green and 36.1% blue (112, 87, 92).

Its hue angle is 348°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 4.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.55:1).

#70575C color codes

HEX	`#70575C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 87, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 34.1%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(348, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(348, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.64, 11.17, 1.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.64, 11.22, 5.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.022, 11.034, 11.62)`
Decimal	`7362396`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70575C, 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 #70575C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70575C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.55:1	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 #70575C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70575c; }
.text { color: #70575c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70575c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 87 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70575c, #705f57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70575C?: #70575C is a grayish red, closest to the named color Reading Tea Leaves. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70575C?: The RGB value is 112, 87, 92: 112 red, 87 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70575C?: The complementary color is #57706B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70575C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.21:1 and white text 6.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.