What color is #706C56?

#706C56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706C56?

The RGB value is 112, 108, 86: 112 red, 108 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706C56?

The complementary color is #565A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706C56?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706C56 color

#706C56 rgb(112, 108, 86)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #706C56 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42.4% green and 33.7% blue (112, 108, 86).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 23% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.29:1).

#706C56 color codes

HEX	`#706C56`
RGB	`rgb(112, 108, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 23%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 23%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.42, -2.41, 12.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.42, 13.13, 100.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.724, 14.842, 10.944)`
Decimal	`7367766`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706C56, 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 #706C56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.97:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706C56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.29:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.97:1	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 #706C56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706c56; }
.text { color: #706c56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706c56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 108 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706c56, #677056); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #706C56?: #706C56 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706C56?: The RGB value is 112, 108, 86: 112 red, 108 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706C56?: The complementary color is #565A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706C56?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.97:1 and white text 5.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.