What color is #706A75?

#706A75 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706A75?

The RGB value is 112, 106, 117: 112 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706A75?

The complementary color is #6F756A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706A75 color

#706A75 rgb(112, 106, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706A75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 41.6% green and 45.9% blue (112, 106, 117).

Its hue angle is 273°, with 5% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#706A75 color codes

HEX	`#706A75`
RGB	`rgb(112, 106, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 41.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(273, 5%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(273, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 9%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.69, 4.6, -5.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.69, 7, 311.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.046, 15.037, 18.936)`
Decimal	`7367285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706A75, 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 #706A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	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 #706A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706a75; }
.text { color: #706a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 106 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706a75, #756a75); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #706A75?: #706A75 is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706A75?: The RGB value is 112, 106, 117: 112 red, 106 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706A75?: The complementary color is #6F756A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.01:1 and white text 5.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.