What color is #706F49?

#706F49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706F49?

The RGB value is 112, 111, 73: 112 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706F49?

The complementary color is #494A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706F49?

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.

#706F49 color

#706F49 rgb(112, 111, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #706F49 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.5% green and 28.6% blue (112, 111, 73).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 21% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 35% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Beat Around the Bush (#6E6A44), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#706F49 color codes

HEX	`#706F49`
RGB	`rgb(112, 111, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.5%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 21%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 35%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 35%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.04, -6.07, 21.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.04, 22.2, 105.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.569, 15.295, 8.539)`
Decimal	`7368521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706F49, 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 #706F49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706F49 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 #706F49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706f49; }
.text { color: #706f49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706f49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 111 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706f49, #5e7049); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #706F49?: #706F49 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Beat Around the Bush. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706F49?: The RGB value is 112, 111, 73: 112 red, 111 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706F49?: The complementary color is #494A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706F49?: 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.