What color is #70715A?

#70715A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70715A?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 90: 112 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70715A?

The complementary color is #5B5A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70715A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70715A color

#70715A rgb(112, 113, 90)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #70715A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 35.3% blue (112, 113, 90).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#70715A color codes

HEX	`#70715A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 20%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 20%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.97, -4.65, 12.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.97, 13.51, 110.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.433, 15.993, 11.998)`
Decimal	`7369050`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70715A, 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 #70715A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70715A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	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 #70715A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70715a; }
.text { color: #70715a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70715a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70715a, #65715a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #70715A?: #70715A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70715A?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 90: 112 red, 113 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70715A?: The complementary color is #5B5A71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70715A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.2:1 and white text 5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.