What color is #706A52?

#706A52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706A52?

The RGB value is 112, 106, 82: 112 red, 106 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706A52?

The complementary color is #525870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706A52?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706A52 color

#706A52 rgb(112, 106, 82)

Shades of brown

The hex color #706A52 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 41.6% green and 32.2% blue (112, 106, 82).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 15% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 27% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#706A52 color codes

HEX	`#706A52`
RGB	`rgb(112, 106, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 41.6%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 15%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 27%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 27%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.75, -1.88, 14.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.75, 14.48, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.359, 14.362, 10.049)`
Decimal	`7367250`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706A52, 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 #706A52	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706A52 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	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 #706A52 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706a52; }
.text { color: #706a52; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706a52; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 106 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706a52, #677052); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #706A52?: #706A52 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706A52?: The RGB value is 112, 106, 82: 112 red, 106 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706A52?: The complementary color is #525870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706A52?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.87:1 and white text 5.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.