What color is #705A2F?

#705A2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705A2F?

The RGB value is 112, 90, 47: 112 red, 90 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705A2F?

The complementary color is #2F4570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705A2F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705A2F color

#705A2F rgb(112, 90, 47)

Shades of brown

The hex color #705A2F is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 35.3% green and 18.4% blue (112, 90, 47).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 41% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 58% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.58:1).

#705A2F color codes

HEX	`#705A2F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 90, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 35.3%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 41%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 58%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 58%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.52, 3.26, 27.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.52, 28.16, 83.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.852, 10.963, 4.233)`
Decimal	`7363119`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705A2F, 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 #705A2F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705A2F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.19:1	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 #705A2F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705a2f; }
.text { color: #705a2f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705a2f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 90 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705a2f, #65702f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #705A2F?: #705A2F is a dark, desaturated orange, closest to the named color Olivary. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705A2F?: The RGB value is 112, 90, 47: 112 red, 90 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705A2F?: The complementary color is #2F4570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705A2F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.19:1 and white text 6.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.