What color is #706D57?

#706D57 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 #706D57?

The RGB value is 112, 109, 87: 112 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706D57?

The complementary color is #575A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706D57 color

#706D57 rgb(112, 109, 87)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #706D57 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42.7% green and 34.1% blue (112, 109, 87).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 13% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 22% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#706D57 color codes

HEX	`#706D57`
RGB	`rgb(112, 109, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42.7%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 13%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 22%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 22%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.73, -2.83, 12.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.73, 13.05, 102.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.871, 15.07, 11.193)`
Decimal	`7368023`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706D57, 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 #706D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #706D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706d57; }
.text { color: #706d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 109 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706d57, #677057); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #706D57?: #706D57 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 #706D57?: The RGB value is 112, 109, 87: 112 red, 109 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706D57?: The complementary color is #575A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.