What color is #70677B?

#70677B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70677B?

The RGB value is 112, 103, 123: 112 red, 103 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70677B?

The complementary color is #727B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70677B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70677B color

#70677B rgb(112, 103, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70677B is a grayish violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.4% green and 48.2% blue (112, 103, 123).

Its hue angle is 267°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Rum (#716675), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#70677B color codes

HEX	`#70677B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 103, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.4%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(267, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(267, 16%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 16%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.05, 7.71, -9.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.05, 12.5, 308.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.107, 14.575, 20.753)`
Decimal	`7366523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70677B, 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 #70677B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70677B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #70677B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70677b; }
.text { color: #70677b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70677b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 103 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70677b, #7a677b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #70677B?: #70677B is a grayish violet, closest to the named color Rum. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70677B?: The RGB value is 112, 103, 123: 112 red, 103 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70677B?: The complementary color is #727B67, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70677B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.