What color is #706B61?

#706B61 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706B61?

The RGB value is 112, 107, 97: 112 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706B61?

The complementary color is #616670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706B61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706B61 color

#706B61 rgb(112, 107, 97)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706B61 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42% green and 38% blue (112, 107, 97).

Its hue angle is 40°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Catch of the Day (#6C685E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#706B61 color codes

HEX	`#706B61`
RGB	`rgb(112, 107, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(40, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(40, 13%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.39, 0.05, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.39, 6.3, 89.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.097, 14.823, 13.425)`
Decimal	`7367521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706B61, 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 #706B61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706B61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	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 #706B61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706b61; }
.text { color: #706b61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706b61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 107 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706b61, #6e7061); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #706B61?: #706B61 is a gray, closest to the named color Catch of the Day. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706B61?: The RGB value is 112, 107, 97: 112 red, 107 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706B61?: The complementary color is #616670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706B61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.96:1 and white text 5.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.