What color is #705C63?

#705C63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705C63?

The RGB value is 112, 92, 99: 112 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705C63?

The complementary color is #5C7069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705C63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705C63 color

#705C63 rgb(112, 92, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705C63 is a grayish rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.1% green and 38.8% blue (112, 92, 99).

Its hue angle is 339°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.18:1).

#705C63 color codes

HEX	`#705C63`
RGB	`rgb(112, 92, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.1%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(339, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(339, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.22, 9.41, -0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.22, 9.45, 354.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.761, 12, 13.446)`
Decimal	`7363683`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705C63, 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 #705C63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705C63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	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 #705C63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705c63; }
.text { color: #705c63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705c63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 92 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705c63, #705f5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705C63?: #705C63 is a grayish rose, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705C63?: The RGB value is 112, 92, 99: 112 red, 92 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705C63?: The complementary color is #5C7069, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705C63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.4:1 and white text 6.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.