What color is #706C6E?

#706C6E is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706C6E?

The RGB value is 112, 108, 110: 112 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706C6E?

The complementary color is #6C706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706C6E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706C6E color

#706C6E rgb(112, 108, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706C6E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42.4% green and 43.1% blue (112, 108, 110).

Its hue angle is 330°, with 2% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 2% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dove Gray (#6D6C6C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#706C6E color codes

HEX	`#706C6E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 108, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42.4%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(330, 2%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(330, 4%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 2%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.04, 1.95, -0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.04, 2.03, 343.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.859, 15.296, 16.918)`
Decimal	`7367790`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706C6E, 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 #706C6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706C6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	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 #706C6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706c6e; }
.text { color: #706c6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706c6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 108 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706c6e, #706c6c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #706C6E?: #706C6E is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706C6E?: The RGB value is 112, 108, 110: 112 red, 108 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706C6E?: The complementary color is #6C706E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706C6E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.