What color is #706E58?

#706E58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706E58?

The RGB value is 112, 110, 88: 112 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706E58?

The complementary color is #585A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706E58?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706E58 color

#706E58 rgb(112, 110, 88)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706E58 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.1% green and 34.5% blue (112, 110, 88).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 12% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 21% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#706E58 color codes

HEX	`#706E58`
RGB	`rgb(112, 110, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.1%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 12%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 21%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 21%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.04, -3.25, 12.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.04, 13, 104.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.019, 15.301, 11.446)`
Decimal	`7368280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706E58, 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 #706E58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706E58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #706E58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706e58; }
.text { color: #706e58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706e58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 110 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706e58, #667058); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #706E58?: #706E58 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706E58?: The RGB value is 112, 110, 88: 112 red, 110 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706E58?: The complementary color is #585A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706E58?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.