What color is #705960?

#705960 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705960?

The RGB value is 112, 89, 96: 112 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705960?

The complementary color is #597069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705960?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705960 color

#705960 rgb(112, 89, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705960 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 34.9% green and 37.6% blue (112, 89, 96).

Its hue angle is 342°, with 11% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#705960 color codes

HEX	`#705960`
RGB	`rgb(112, 89, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 34.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(342, 11%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(342, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.3, 10.67, -0.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.3, 10.68, 357.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.366, 11.434, 12.62)`
Decimal	`7362912`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705960, 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 #705960	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705960 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	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 #705960 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705960; }
.text { color: #705960; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705960; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 89 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705960, #705e59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #705960?: #705960 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705960?: The RGB value is 112, 89, 96: 112 red, 89 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705960?: The complementary color is #597069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705960?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.