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#705D5D

Umber · medium warm gray

About #705D5D

#705D5D is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Umber (ΔE 8.1), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #5D7070 (gray), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.15:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.15:1).

Colour codes

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Red112
Green93
Blue93

Closest named colours

Umber
#635147 · ΔE 8.1
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 14.8
Walnut
#5C4033 · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #705D5D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on umber #705D5D.
6.15:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on umber #705D5D.
3.41:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #705D5D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#705D5D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#605F5D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#64635D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#745B5D

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #705D5D?

#705D5D is a medium, muted gray colour. Digitally that works out to 44% red, 36% green and 36% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 17% magenta, 17% yellow and 56% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #705D5D?

Use white text. White on #705D5D has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #705D5D?

Its complementary colour is #5D7070, and analogous partners are #705D67 and #70675D.