What color is #705E57?

#705E57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705E57?

The RGB value is 112, 94, 87: 112 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705E57?

The complementary color is #576970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705E57 color

#705E57 rgb(112, 94, 87)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705E57 is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 36.9% green and 34.1% blue (112, 94, 87).

Its hue angle is 17°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.13:1).

#705E57 color codes

HEX	`#705E57`
RGB	`rgb(112, 94, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(17, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(17, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.44, 6.06, 6.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.44, 9.05, 47.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.405, 12.139, 10.705)`
Decimal	`7364183`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705E57, 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 #705E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.43:1	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 #705E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705e57; }
.text { color: #705e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 94 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705e57, #706b57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705E57?: #705E57 is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705E57?: The RGB value is 112, 94, 87: 112 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705E57?: The complementary color is #576970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.43:1 and white text 6.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.