What color is #705D47?

#705D47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705D47?

The RGB value is 112, 93, 71: 112 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705D47?

The complementary color is #475A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705D47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705D47 color

#705D47 rgb(112, 93, 71)

Shades of brown

The hex color #705D47 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.5% green and 27.8% blue (112, 93, 71).

Its hue angle is 32°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Baby Bear (#6F5944), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.28:1).

#705D47 color codes

HEX	`#705D47`
RGB	`rgb(112, 93, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.5%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(32, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(32, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.78, 4.22, 15.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.78, 16.09, 74.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.734, 11.729, 7.606)`
Decimal	`7363911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705D47, 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 #705D47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.28:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705D47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.28:1	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 #705D47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705d47; }
.text { color: #705d47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705d47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 93 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705d47, #6f7047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705D47?: #705D47 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Baby Bear. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705D47?: The RGB value is 112, 93, 71: 112 red, 93 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705D47?: The complementary color is #475A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705D47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.35:1 and white text 6.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.