What color is #70715B?

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

What is the RGB value of #70715B?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 91: 112 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70715B?

The complementary color is #5C5B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70715B?

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.

#70715B color

#70715B rgb(112, 113, 91)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70715B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 35.7% blue (112, 113, 91).

Its hue angle is 63°, with 11% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#70715B color codes

HEX	`#70715B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(63, 11%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(63, 19%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 19%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.99, -4.49, 12.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.99, 12.92, 110.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.475, 16.01, 12.223)`
Decimal	`7369051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#70715B 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 #70715B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70715b; }
.text { color: #70715b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70715b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70715b, #65715b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #70715B?: #70715B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70715B?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 91: 112 red, 113 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70715B?: The complementary color is #5C5B71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70715B?: 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.