What color is #705D51?

#705D51 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705D51?

The RGB value is 112, 93, 81: 112 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705D51?

The complementary color is #516470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705D51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705D51 color

#705D51 rgb(112, 93, 81)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705D51 is a dark, grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.5% green and 31.8% blue (112, 93, 81).

Its hue angle is 23°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Kabul (#6C5E53), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#705D51 color codes

HEX	`#705D51`
RGB	`rgb(112, 93, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(23, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(23, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.01, 5.69, 9.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.01, 11.31, 59.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.082, 11.868, 9.437)`
Decimal	`7363921`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705D51, 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 #705D51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705D51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	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 #705D51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705d51; }
.text { color: #705d51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705d51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 93 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705d51, #706d51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705D51?: #705D51 is a dark, grayish orange, closest to the named color Kabul. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705D51?: The RGB value is 112, 93, 81: 112 red, 93 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705D51?: The complementary color is #516470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705D51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.37:1 and white text 6.22:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.