What color is #70657C?

#70657C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70657C?

The RGB value is 112, 101, 124: 112 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70657C?

The complementary color is #717C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70657C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70657C color

#70657C rgb(112, 101, 124)

Shades of purple

The hex color #70657C is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 39.6% green and 48.6% blue (112, 101, 124).

Its hue angle is 269°, with 10% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.47:1).

#70657C color codes

HEX	`#70657C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 101, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 39.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(269, 10%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(269, 19%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 19%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.53, 9.14, -11.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.53, 14.48, 309.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.973, 14.207, 21.018)`
Decimal	`7366012`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70657C, 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 #70657C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.84:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70657C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.47:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.84:1	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 #70657C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70657c; }
.text { color: #70657c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70657c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 101 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70657c, #7b657c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #70657C?: #70657C is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70657C?: The RGB value is 112, 101, 124: 112 red, 101 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70657C?: The complementary color is #717C65, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70657C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.84:1 and white text 5.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.