What color is #70696C?

#70696C is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70696C?

The RGB value is 112, 105, 108: 112 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70696C?

The complementary color is #69706D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70696C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70696C color

#70696C rgb(112, 105, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70696C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 41.2% green and 42.4% blue (112, 105, 108).

Its hue angle is 334°, with 3% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Acoustic Brown (#766B69), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.35:1).

#70696C color codes

HEX	`#70696C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 105, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 41.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(334, 3%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(334, 6%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.12, 3.33, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.12, 3.4, 348.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.44, 14.631, 16.248)`
Decimal	`7367020`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70696C, 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 #70696C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70696C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.35:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	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 #70696C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70696c; }
.text { color: #70696c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70696c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 105 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70696c, #706a69); }

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Questions

What color is #70696C?: #70696C is a gray, closest to the named color Acoustic Brown. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70696C?: The RGB value is 112, 105, 108: 112 red, 105 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70696C?: The complementary color is #69706D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70696C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.93:1 and white text 5.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.