What color is #705A68?

#705A68 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705A68?

The RGB value is 112, 90, 104: 112 red, 90 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705A68?

The complementary color is #5A7062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705A68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705A68 color

#705A68 rgb(112, 90, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705A68 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 35.3% green and 40.8% blue (112, 90, 104).

Its hue angle is 322°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.27:1).

#705A68 color codes

HEX	`#705A68`
RGB	`rgb(112, 90, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 35.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(322, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(322, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 20%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.83, 11.59, -4.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.83, 12.46, 338.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.837, 11.757, 14.687)`
Decimal	`7363176`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705A68, 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 #705A68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705A68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.35:1	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 #705A68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705a68; }
.text { color: #705a68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705a68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 90 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705a68, #705a5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #705A68?: #705A68 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705A68?: The RGB value is 112, 90, 104: 112 red, 90 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705A68?: The complementary color is #5A7062, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705A68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.