What color is #70735F?

#70735F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70735F?

The RGB value is 112, 115, 95: 112 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70735F?

The complementary color is #625F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70735F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70735F color

#70735F rgb(112, 115, 95)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70735F is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.1% green and 37.3% blue (112, 115, 95).

Its hue angle is 69°, with 10% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% 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 4.88:1).

#70735F color codes

HEX	`#70735F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 115, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.1%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(69, 10%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(69, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.67, -4.95, 10.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.67, 11.79, 114.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.878, 16.533, 13.232)`
Decimal	`7369567`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70735F, 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 #70735F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70735F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #70735F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70735f; }
.text { color: #70735f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70735f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 115 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70735f, #66735f); }

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Questions

What color is #70735F?: #70735F is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70735F?: The RGB value is 112, 115, 95: 112 red, 115 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70735F?: The complementary color is #625F73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70735F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.88:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.