What color is #706D73?

#706D73 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706D73?

The RGB value is 112, 109, 115: 112 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706D73?

The complementary color is #70736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706D73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706D73 color

#706D73 rgb(112, 109, 115)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706D73 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42.7% green and 45.1% blue (112, 109, 115).

Its hue angle is 270°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#706D73 color codes

HEX	`#706D73`
RGB	`rgb(112, 109, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(270, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(270, 5%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 5%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.47, 2.39, -2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.47, 3.77, 309.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.245, 15.62, 18.428)`
Decimal	`7368051`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706D73, 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 #706D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.12:1	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 #706D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706d73; }
.text { color: #706d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 109 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706d73, #736d73); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #706D73?: #706D73 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706D73?: The RGB value is 112, 109, 115: 112 red, 109 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706D73?: The complementary color is #70736D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706D73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.