What color is #706767?

#706767 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706767?

The RGB value is 112, 103, 103: 112 red, 103 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706767?

The complementary color is #677070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706767?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706767 color

#706767 rgb(112, 103, 103)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706767 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.4% green and 40.4% blue (112, 103, 103).

Its hue angle is 0°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 8% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.49:1).

#706767 color codes

HEX	`#706767`
RGB	`rgb(112, 103, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.4%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(0, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(0, 8%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 8%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.41, 3.54, 1.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.41, 3.77, 19.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.98, 14.125, 14.819)`
Decimal	`7366503`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706767, 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 #706767	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.82:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706767 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.82:1	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 #706767 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706767; }
.text { color: #706767; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706767; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 103 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706767, #706c67); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #706767?: #706767 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706767?: The RGB value is 112, 103, 103: 112 red, 103 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706767?: The complementary color is #677070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706767?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.82:1 and white text 5.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.