What color is #707155?

#707155 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 #707155?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 85: 112 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707155?

The complementary color is #565571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707155?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707155 color

#707155 rgb(112, 113, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #707155 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 33.3% blue (112, 113, 85).

Its hue angle is 62°, with 14% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Secret Path (#737054), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#707155 color codes

HEX	`#707155`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(62, 14%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(62, 25%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 25%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.86, -5.46, 15.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.86, 16.41, 109.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.227, 15.911, 10.914)`
Decimal	`7369045`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707155, 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 #707155	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707155 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #707155 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707155; }
.text { color: #707155; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707155; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707155, #627155); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #707155?: #707155 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 #707155?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 85: 112 red, 113 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707155?: The complementary color is #565571, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707155?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.