What color is #70585B?

#70585B 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 #70585B?

The RGB value is 112, 88, 91: 112 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70585B?

The complementary color is #58706D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70585B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70585B color

#70585B rgb(112, 88, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70585B is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 34.5% green and 35.7% blue (112, 88, 91).

Its hue angle is 353°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Reading Tea Leaves (#7D5D5E), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#70585B color codes

HEX	`#70585B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 88, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 34.5%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(353, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(353, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.88, 10.38, 2.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.88, 10.58, 11.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.06, 11.18, 11.418)`
Decimal	`7362651`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70585B, 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 #70585B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70585B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #70585B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70585b; }
.text { color: #70585b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70585b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 88 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70585b, #706158); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #70585B?: #70585B 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 #70585B?: The RGB value is 112, 88, 91: 112 red, 88 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70585B?: The complementary color is #58706D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70585B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.