What color is #70705F?

#70705F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70705F?

The RGB value is 112, 112, 95: 112 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70705F?

The complementary color is #5F5F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70705F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70705F color

#70705F rgb(112, 112, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70705F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.9% green and 37.3% blue (112, 112, 95).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 8% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Organic (#747261), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#70705F color codes

HEX	`#70705F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 112, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.9%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 8%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 15%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 15%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.79, -3.22, 9.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.79, 10.01, 108.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.542, 15.859, 13.119)`
Decimal	`7368799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70705F, 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 #70705F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70705F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	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 #70705F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70705f; }
.text { color: #70705f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70705f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 112 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70705f, #68705f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #70705F?: #70705F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Organic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70705F?: The RGB value is 112, 112, 95: 112 red, 112 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70705F?: The complementary color is #5F5F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70705F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.