What color is #70675B?

#70675B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70675B?

The RGB value is 112, 103, 91: 112 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70675B?

The complementary color is #5B6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70675B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70675B color

#70675B rgb(112, 103, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70675B is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.4% green and 35.7% blue (112, 103, 91).

Its hue angle is 34°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#70675B color codes

HEX	`#70675B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 103, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.4%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(34, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(34, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, 1.35, 8.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 8.17, 80.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.421, 13.901, 11.872)`
Decimal	`7366491`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70675B, 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 #70675B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70675B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #70675B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70675b; }
.text { color: #70675b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70675b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 103 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70675b, #6f705b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #70675B?: #70675B is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70675B?: The RGB value is 112, 103, 91: 112 red, 103 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70675B?: The complementary color is #5B6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70675B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.