What color is #705A49?

#705A49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705A49?

The RGB value is 112, 90, 73: 112 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705A49?

The complementary color is #495F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705A49?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705A49 color

#705A49 rgb(112, 90, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #705A49 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 35.3% green and 28.6% blue (112, 90, 73).

Its hue angle is 26°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.47:1).

#705A49 color codes

HEX	`#705A49`
RGB	`rgb(112, 90, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 35.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(26, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(26, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.98, 6.3, 13.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.98, 14.65, 64.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.541, 11.239, 7.863)`
Decimal	`7363145`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705A49, 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 #705A49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705A49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.25:1	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 #705A49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705a49; }
.text { color: #705a49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705a49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 90 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705a49, #706e49); }

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Questions

What color is #705A49?: #705A49 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705A49?: The RGB value is 112, 90, 73: 112 red, 90 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705A49?: The complementary color is #495F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705A49?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.25:1 and white text 6.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.