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#705648 Color

#705648 is rgb(112, 86, 72) in RGB, hsl(21, 22%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 36%, 56%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Quincy (#6A5445), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.27. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#705648
HEX#705648
RGBrgb(112, 86, 72)
HSLhsl(21, 22%, 36%)
HSVhsv(21, 36%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 36%, 56%)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.041 49.6)
LABlab(39.02% 9.51 12.52)
LCHlch(39.02% 15.73 52.77)

What #705648 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #705648, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#705648 Channel Values

How #705648 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 86 · B 728-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 21° · S 22% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 21° · S 36% · V 44%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 23% · Y 36% · K 56%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.74:1 vs white · 3.11:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #705648 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #705648

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #705648; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #705648

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #705648 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#705648
Protanopia#5B5B48
Protanomaly#645948
Deuteranopia#606047
Deuteranomaly#675C47
Tritanopia#715454
Tritanomaly#715550
Achromatopsia#5B5B5B

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #705648 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-705648: #705648;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #705648;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-705648': '#705648' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.337, blue: 0.282)
Android XML<color name="color_705648">#705648</color>
SVG fillfill="#705648"

More Brown Colors

#705648 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#705648 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #705648?

#705648 is a dark brown — rgb(112, 86, 72) in RGB and hsl(21, 22%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Quincy (#6A5445), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.27.

What is the RGB value of #705648?

#705648 is rgb(112, 86, 72) — red 112, green 86, and blue 72 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #705648?

#705648 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 36%, 56%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #705648 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #705648 scores 6.74:1 against white and 3.11:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #705648 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #705648 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 16.63, which is visibly different.

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