What color is #706B66?

#706B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706B66?

The RGB value is 112, 107, 102: 112 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706B66?

The complementary color is #666B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706B66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706B66 color

#706B66 rgb(112, 107, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706B66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42% green and 40% blue (112, 107, 102).

Its hue angle is 30°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Anchovy (#756F6B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.27:1).

#706B66 color codes

HEX	`#706B66`
RGB	`rgb(112, 107, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(30, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(30, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.52, 0.98, 3.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.52, 3.63, 74.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.338, 14.92, 14.692)`
Decimal	`7367526`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706B66, 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 #706B66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.98:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706B66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.27:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.98:1	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 #706B66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706b66; }
.text { color: #706b66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706b66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 107 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706b66, #707066); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #706B66?: #706B66 is a gray, closest to the named color Anchovy. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706B66?: The RGB value is 112, 107, 102: 112 red, 107 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706B66?: The complementary color is #666B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706B66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.98:1 and white text 5.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.