What color is #705D5F?

#705D5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705D5F?

The RGB value is 112, 93, 95: 112 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705D5F?

The complementary color is #5D706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705D5F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705D5F color

#705D5F rgb(112, 93, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705D5F is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.5% green and 37.3% blue (112, 93, 95).

Its hue angle is 354°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 4.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.14:1).

#705D5F color codes

HEX	`#705D5F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 93, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.5%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(354, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(354, 17%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 17%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.37, 8.06, 1.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.37, 8.24, 12.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.662, 12.1, 12.493)`
Decimal	`7363935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705D5F, 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 #705D5F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705D5F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.42:1	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 #705D5F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705d5f; }
.text { color: #705d5f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705d5f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 93 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705d5f, #70655d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705D5F?: #705D5F is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705D5F?: The RGB value is 112, 93, 95: 112 red, 93 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705D5F?: The complementary color is #5D706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705D5F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.42:1 and white text 6.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.