What color is #706B47?

#706B47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706B47?

The RGB value is 112, 107, 71: 112 red, 107 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706B47?

The complementary color is #474C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706B47?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706B47 color

#706B47 rgb(112, 107, 71)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #706B47 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42% green and 27.8% blue (112, 107, 71).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 22% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 37% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.41:1).

#706B47 color codes

HEX	`#706B47`
RGB	`rgb(112, 107, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 22%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 37%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 37%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.82, -4.04, 20.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.82, 21.3, 100.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.077, 14.415, 8.054)`
Decimal	`7367495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706B47, 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 #706B47	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.88:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706B47 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.41:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.88:1	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 #706B47 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706b47; }
.text { color: #706b47; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706b47; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 107 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706b47, #617047); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #706B47?: #706B47 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706B47?: The RGB value is 112, 107, 71: 112 red, 107 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706B47?: The complementary color is #474C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706B47?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.88:1 and white text 5.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.