What color is #705C77?

#705C77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705C77?

The RGB value is 112, 92, 119: 112 red, 92 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705C77?

The complementary color is #63775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705C77 color

#705C77 rgb(112, 92, 119)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705C77 is a grayish magenta.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.1% green and 46.7% blue (112, 92, 119).

Its hue angle is 284°, with 13% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 23% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#705C77 color codes

HEX	`#705C77`
RGB	`rgb(112, 92, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(284, 13%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(284, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 23%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.89, 13.5, -12.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.89, 18.18, 317.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.839, 12.431, 19.12)`
Decimal	`7363703`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705C77, 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 #705C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #705C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705c77; }
.text { color: #705c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 92 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705c77, #775c70); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #705C77?: #705C77 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705C77?: The RGB value is 112, 92, 119: 112 red, 92 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705C77?: The complementary color is #63775C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.