What color is #70656F?

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

What is the RGB value of #70656F?

The RGB value is 112, 101, 111: 112 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70656F?

The complementary color is #657066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70656F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70656F color

#70656F rgb(112, 101, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70656F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 39.6% green and 43.5% blue (112, 101, 111).

Its hue angle is 305°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.56:1).

#70656F color codes

HEX	`#70656F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 101, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 39.6%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(305, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(305, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.09, 6.33, -4.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.09, 7.51, 327.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.205, 13.9, 16.971)`
Decimal	`7365999`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70656F, 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 #70656F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70656F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	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 #70656F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70656f; }
.text { color: #70656f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70656f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 101 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70656f, #706569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #70656F?: #70656F is a gray, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70656F?: The RGB value is 112, 101, 111: 112 red, 101 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70656F?: The complementary color is #657066, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70656F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.78:1 and white text 5.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.