What color is #705A57?

#705A57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705A57?

The RGB value is 112, 90, 87: 112 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705A57?

The complementary color is #576D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705A57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705A57 color

#705A57 rgb(112, 90, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705A57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 35.3% green and 34.1% blue (112, 90, 87).

Its hue angle is 7°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Afternoon Coffee (#6E544B), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#705A57 color codes

HEX	`#705A57`
RGB	`rgb(112, 90, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 35.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(7, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(7, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.32, 8.48, 5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.32, 9.91, 31.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.059, 11.446, 10.589)`
Decimal	`7363159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705A57, 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 #705A57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705A57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #705A57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705a57; }
.text { color: #705a57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705a57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 90 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705a57, #706757); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705A57?: #705A57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Afternoon Coffee. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705A57?: The RGB value is 112, 90, 87: 112 red, 90 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705A57?: The complementary color is #576D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705A57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.29:1 and white text 6.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.