What color is #706D37?

#706D37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706D37?

The RGB value is 112, 109, 55: 112 red, 109 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706D37?

The complementary color is #373A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706D37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706D37 color

#706D37 rgb(112, 109, 55)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #706D37 is a dark, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42.7% green and 21.6% blue (112, 109, 55).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 34% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 51% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Garden Weed (#786E38), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#706D37 color codes

HEX	`#706D37`
RGB	`rgb(112, 109, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 34%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 51%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 51%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.16, -7.07, 30.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.16, 31.16, 103.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.841, 14.658, 5.767)`
Decimal	`7367991`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706D37, 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 #706D37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706D37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #706D37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706d37; }
.text { color: #706d37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706d37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 109 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706d37, #567037); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #706D37?: #706D37 is a dark, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Garden Weed. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706D37?: The RGB value is 112, 109, 55: 112 red, 109 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706D37?: The complementary color is #373A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706D37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.