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#705B60

Umber · medium warm gray

About #705B60

#705B60 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 36% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Umber (ΔE 10.3); Eggplant comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #5B706B — a eucalyptus tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use medium tones like #705B60 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 6.26:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.26:1).

Colour codes

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Red112
Green91
Blue96

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 10.3
Eggplant
#614051 · ΔE 13.2
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.9

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #705B60

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #705B60.
6.26:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #705B60.
3.35:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #705B60 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#705B60
Protanopia (no red cones)
#5E5E60
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#626260
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#745A5D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #705B60?

#705B60 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 44% red, 36% green and 38% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 14% yellow and 56% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #705B60?

Use white text. White on #705B60 has a contrast ratio of 6.26:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #705B60?

Its complementary colour is #5B706B, and analogous partners are #705B6A and #70615B.