What color is #70625E?

#70625E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70625E?

The RGB value is 112, 98, 94: 112 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70625E?

The complementary color is #5E6C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70625E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70625E color

#70625E rgb(112, 98, 94)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70625E is a grayish red.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 38.4% green and 36.9% blue (112, 98, 94).

Its hue angle is 13°, with 9% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 16% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.84:1).

#70625E color codes

HEX	`#70625E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 98, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 38.4%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(13, 9%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(13, 16%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 16%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.75, 4.86, 4.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.75, 6.51, 41.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.07, 12.989, 12.406)`
Decimal	`7365214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70625E, 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 #70625E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.6:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70625E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.6:1	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 #70625E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70625e; }
.text { color: #70625e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70625e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 98 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70625e, #706b5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Umber.

Questions

What color is #70625E?: #70625E is a grayish red, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70625E?: The RGB value is 112, 98, 94: 112 red, 98 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70625E?: The complementary color is #5E6C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70625E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.6:1 and white text 5.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.