What color is #706560?

#706560 is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706560?

The RGB value is 112, 101, 96: 112 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706560?

The complementary color is #606B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706560?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706560 color

#706560 rgb(112, 101, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706560 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 39.6% green and 37.6% blue (112, 101, 96).

Its hue angle is 19°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Morel (#73645C), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.65:1).

#706560 color codes

HEX	`#706560`
RGB	`rgb(112, 101, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 39.6%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(19, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(19, 14%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 14%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.65, 3.43, 4.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.65, 5.59, 52.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.447, 13.597, 12.98)`
Decimal	`7365984`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706560, 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 #706560	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706560 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.65:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #706560 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706560; }
.text { color: #706560; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706560; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 101 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706560, #706d60); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #706560?: #706560 is a gray, closest to the named color Morel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706560?: The RGB value is 112, 101, 96: 112 red, 101 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706560?: The complementary color is #606B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706560?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.