What color is #706865?

#706865 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706865?

The RGB value is 112, 104, 101: 112 red, 104 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706865?

The complementary color is #656D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706865?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706865 color

#706865 rgb(112, 104, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706865 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.8% green and 39.6% blue (112, 104, 101).

Its hue angle is 16°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 10% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.44:1).

#706865 color codes

HEX	`#706865`
RGB	`rgb(112, 104, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.8%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(16, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(16, 10%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 10%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.64, 2.56, 2.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.64, 3.81, 47.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.981, 14.285, 14.33)`
Decimal	`7366757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706865, 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 #706865	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.86:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706865 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.86:1	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 #706865 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706865; }
.text { color: #706865; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706865; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 104 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706865, #706d65); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #706865?: #706865 is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706865?: The RGB value is 112, 104, 101: 112 red, 104 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706865?: The complementary color is #656D70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706865?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.86:1 and white text 5.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.