What color is #705D57?

#705D57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705D57?

The RGB value is 112, 93, 87: 112 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705D57?

The complementary color is #576A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705D57 color

#705D57 rgb(112, 93, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705D57 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (112, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 14°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Bear Hug (#796359), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.19:1).

#705D57 color codes

HEX	`#705D57`
RGB	`rgb(112, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(14, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(14, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.16, 6.66, 6.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.16, 9.18, 43.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.317, 11.962, 10.675)`
Decimal	`7363927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705D57, 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 #705D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.19:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.39:1	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 #705D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705d57; }
.text { color: #705d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705d57, #706a57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705D57?: #705D57 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Bear Hug. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705D57?: The RGB value is 112, 93, 87: 112 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705D57?: The complementary color is #576A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and white text 6.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.