What color is #706D74?

#706D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706D74?

The RGB value is 112, 109, 116: 112 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706D74?

The complementary color is #71746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706D74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706D74 color

#706D74 rgb(112, 109, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706D74 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42.7% green and 45.5% blue (112, 109, 116).

Its hue angle is 266°, with 3% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#706D74 color codes

HEX	`#706D74`
RGB	`rgb(112, 109, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42.7%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(266, 3%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(266, 6%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.5, 2.6, -3.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.5, 4.34, 306.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.303, 15.643, 18.733)`
Decimal	`7368052`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706D74, 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 #706D74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706D74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	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 #706D74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706d74; }
.text { color: #706d74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706d74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 109 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706d74, #746d74); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #706D74?: #706D74 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706D74?: The RGB value is 112, 109, 116: 112 red, 109 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706D74?: The complementary color is #71746D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706D74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.13:1 and white text 5.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.