What color is #706F51?

#706F51 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706F51?

The RGB value is 112, 111, 81: 112 red, 111 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706F51?

The complementary color is #515270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706F51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706F51 color

#706F51 rgb(112, 111, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #706F51 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.5% green and 31.8% blue (112, 111, 81).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 16% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 28% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#706F51 color codes

HEX	`#706F51`
RGB	`rgb(112, 111, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.5%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 16%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 28%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 28%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.19, -4.93, 16.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.19, 17.61, 106.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.852, 15.408, 10.027)`
Decimal	`7368529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706F51, 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 #706F51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706F51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	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 #706F51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706f51; }
.text { color: #706f51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706f51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 111 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706f51, #627051); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #706F51?: #706F51 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Secret Path. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706F51?: The RGB value is 112, 111, 81: 112 red, 111 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706F51?: The complementary color is #515270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706F51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.08:1 and white text 5.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.