What color is #705B37?

#705B37 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 #705B37?

The RGB value is 112, 91, 55: 112 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705B37?

The complementary color is #374C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705B37 color

#705B37 rgb(112, 91, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #705B37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 35.7% green and 21.6% blue (112, 91, 55).

Its hue angle is 38°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 51% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.48:1).

#705B37 color codes

HEX	`#705B37`
RGB	`rgb(112, 91, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 35.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(38, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(38, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 51%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.92, 3.46, 23.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.92, 24.14, 81.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.113, 11.203, 5.191)`
Decimal	`7363383`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705B37, 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 #705B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.48:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	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 #705B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705b37; }
.text { color: #705b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 91 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705b37, #687037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #705B37?: #705B37 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 #705B37?: The RGB value is 112, 91, 55: 112 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705B37?: The complementary color is #374C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.