What color is #705E70?

#705E70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705E70?

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

What is the complementary color of #705E70?

The complementary color is #5E705E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705E70?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705E70 color

#705E70 rgb(112, 94, 112)

Shades of purple

The hex color #705E70 is a grayish magenta.

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

Its hue angle is 300°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.96:1).

#705E70 color codes

HEX	`#705E70`
RGB	`rgb(112, 94, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 36.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(300, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(300, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.19, 10.78, -7.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.19, 13.11, 325.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.609, 12.62, 17.045)`
Decimal	`7364208`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705E70, 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 #705E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.52:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.52:1	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 #705E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705e70; }
.text { color: #705e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 94 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705e70, #705e67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #705E70?: #705E70 is a grayish magenta, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705E70?: The RGB value is 112, 94, 112: 112 red, 94 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705E70?: The complementary color is #5E705E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705E70?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.52:1 and white text 5.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.