What color is #70685C?

#70685C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70685C?

The RGB value is 112, 104, 92: 112 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70685C?

The complementary color is #5C6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70685C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70685C color

#70685C rgb(112, 104, 92)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70685C is a grayish orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.8% green and 36.1% blue (112, 104, 92).

Its hue angle is 36°, with 10% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 18% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Granite (#746A5E), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#70685C color codes

HEX	`#70685C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 104, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.8%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(36, 10%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(36, 18%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 18%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.4, 0.93, 7.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.4, 7.95, 83.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.564, 14.118, 12.134)`
Decimal	`7366748`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70685C, 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 #70685C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70685C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #70685C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70685c; }
.text { color: #70685c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70685c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 104 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70685c, #6e705c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #70685C?: #70685C is a grayish orange, closest to the named color Granite. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70685C?: The RGB value is 112, 104, 92: 112 red, 104 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70685C?: The complementary color is #5C6470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70685C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.