What color is #70686D?

#70686D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70686D?

The RGB value is 112, 104, 109: 112 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70686D?

The complementary color is #68706B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70686D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70686D color

#70686D rgb(112, 104, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70686D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 40.8% green and 42.7% blue (112, 104, 109).

Its hue angle is 323°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Excalibur (#676168), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#70686D color codes

HEX	`#70686D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 104, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 40.8%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(323, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(323, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 3%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.87, 4.13, -1.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.87, 4.45, 337.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.392, 14.45, 16.496)`
Decimal	`7366765`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70686D, 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 #70686D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70686D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #70686D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70686d; }
.text { color: #70686d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70686d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 104 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70686d, #706869); }

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Questions

What color is #70686D?: #70686D is a gray, closest to the named color Excalibur. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70686D?: The RGB value is 112, 104, 109: 112 red, 104 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70686D?: The complementary color is #68706B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70686D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.