What color is #706463?

#706463 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706463?

The RGB value is 112, 100, 99: 112 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706463?

The complementary color is #636F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706463?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706463 color

#706463 rgb(112, 100, 99)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706463 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 39.2% green and 38.8% blue (112, 100, 99).

Its hue angle is 5°, with 6% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 12% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#706463 color codes

HEX	`#706463`
RGB	`rgb(112, 100, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 39.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(5, 6%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(5, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 12%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.45, 4.58, 2.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.45, 5.12, 26.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.491, 13.46, 13.689)`
Decimal	`7365731`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706463, 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 #706463	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706463 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	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 #706463 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706463; }
.text { color: #706463; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706463; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 100 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706463, #706a63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #706463?: #706463 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706463?: The RGB value is 112, 100, 99: 112 red, 100 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706463?: The complementary color is #636F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706463?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.