What color is #70656D?

#70656D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70656D?

The RGB value is 112, 101, 109: 112 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70656D?

The complementary color is #657068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70656D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70656D color

#70656D rgb(112, 101, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70656D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 39.6% green and 42.7% blue (112, 101, 109).

Its hue angle is 316°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#70656D color codes

HEX	`#70656D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 101, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 39.6%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(316, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(316, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.03, 5.92, -2.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.03, 6.6, 333.83)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.096, 13.856, 16.397)`
Decimal	`7365997`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70656D, 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 #70656D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70656D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	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 #70656D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70656d; }
.text { color: #70656d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70656d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 101 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70656d, #706567); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #70656D?: #70656D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70656D?: The RGB value is 112, 101, 109: 112 red, 101 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70656D?: The complementary color is #657068, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70656D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.77:1 and white text 5.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.