What color is #705F60?

#705F60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #705F60?

The RGB value is 112, 95, 96: 112 red, 95 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #705F60?

The complementary color is #5F706F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #705F60?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#705F60 color

#705F60 rgb(112, 95, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #705F60 is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 37.3% green and 37.6% blue (112, 95, 96).

Its hue angle is 356°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 5.1 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#705F60 color codes

HEX	`#705F60`
RGB	`rgb(112, 95, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 37.3%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(356, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(356, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, 7.03, 1.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 7.3, 15.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.886, 12.474, 12.793)`
Decimal	`7364448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #705F60, 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 #705F60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#705F60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #705F60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #705f60; }
.text { color: #705f60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #705f60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 95 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #705f60, #70675f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #705F60?: #705F60 is a grayish red, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #705F60?: The RGB value is 112, 95, 96: 112 red, 95 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #705F60?: The complementary color is #5F706F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #705F60?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.