What color is #70607A?

#70607A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70607A?

The RGB value is 112, 96, 122: 112 red, 96 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70607A?

The complementary color is #6A7A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70607A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70607A color

#70607A rgb(112, 96, 122)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70607A is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 37.6% green and 47.8% blue (112, 96, 122).

Its hue angle is 277°, with 12% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 21% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Plummy (#675A75), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.76:1).

#70607A color codes

HEX	`#70607A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 96, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 37.6%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(277, 12%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(277, 21%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 21%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.09, 11.73, -12.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.09, 16.92, 313.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.377, 13.216, 20.202)`
Decimal	`7364730`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70607A, 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 #70607A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.64:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70607A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.64:1	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 #70607A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70607a; }
.text { color: #70607a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70607a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 96 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70607a, #7a6077); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Eggplant.

Questions

What color is #70607A?: #70607A is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Plummy. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70607A?: The RGB value is 112, 96, 122: 112 red, 96 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70607A?: The complementary color is #6A7A60, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70607A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.64:1 and white text 5.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.