What color is #705D37?

#705D37 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 #705D37?

The RGB value is 112, 93, 55: 112 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705D37?

The complementary color is #374A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705D37 color

#705D37 rgb(112, 93, 55)

Shades of brown

The hex color #705D37 is a dark, desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.5% green and 21.6% blue (112, 93, 55).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 51% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Olivary (#6E592C), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.34:1).

#705D37 color codes

HEX	`#705D37`
RGB	`rgb(112, 93, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.5%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 51%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.49, 2.26, 24.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.49, 24.72, 84.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.286, 11.55, 5.249)`
Decimal	`7363895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705D37, 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 #705D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.31:1	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 #705D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705d37; }
.text { color: #705d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 93 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705d37, #667037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Coffee.

Questions

What color is #705D37?: #705D37 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 #705D37?: The RGB value is 112, 93, 55: 112 red, 93 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705D37?: The complementary color is #374A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.31:1 and white text 6.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.