What color is #70636B?

#70636B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70636B?

The RGB value is 112, 99, 107: 112 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70636B?

The complementary color is #637068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70636B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70636B color

#70636B rgb(112, 99, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70636B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 38.8% green and 42% blue (112, 99, 107).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Chimaera (#74626D), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#70636B color codes

HEX	`#70636B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 99, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 38.8%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.4, 6.73, -2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.4, 7.22, 338.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.797, 13.43, 15.773)`
Decimal	`7365483`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70636B, 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 #70636B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70636B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #70636B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70636b; }
.text { color: #70636b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70636b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 99 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70636b, #706364); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #70636B?: #70636B is a gray, closest to the named color Chimaera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70636B?: The RGB value is 112, 99, 107: 112 red, 99 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70636B?: The complementary color is #637068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70636B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.