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Recognised as Colour

#705B56

  • #705B56
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dim grey

#705B56 is a red with RGB values 112, 91, 86 and HSL 12°, 13%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dim grey.

Colour values

#705B56#705B56
HEX#705B56
RGBrgb(112, 91, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.4392, 0.3569, 0.3373
RGB percentages43.9%, 35.7%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(11.5, 13.1%, 38.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(11.5, 23.2%, 43.9%)
CMYK0%, 18.7%, 23.2%, 56.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer7,363,414
CSS custom property--colour: #705B56;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.11599WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness97.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 6.33:1
Contrast with white6.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.32:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#5F5F5F
Inverted#8FA4A9

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#605D56no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#646156no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.7 from the original
Tritanopia#75585Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text6.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.32:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourDim grey (#696969)ΔE 10.55, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#566B70
Analogous#70565E, #706856
Triadic#56705B, #5B5670
Split complementary#567068, #565E70
Tetradic#5E7056, #566B70, #685670

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#D0C5C2
Lighter +30%#BAA9A5
Lighter +20%#A48E88
Lighter +10%#8D726C
Darker −10%#534440
Darker −20%#362C2A
Darker −30%#191514
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#894C3D
Less saturated −25%#636363

Channel breakdown

R112
G91
B86
Red112 (43.9%)
Green91 (35.7%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue11.54°
Saturation (HSL)13.13%
Lightness38.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 70 · G 5B · B 56

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