What color is #706D80?

#706D80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706D80?

The RGB value is 112, 109, 128: 112 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706D80?

The complementary color is #7D806D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706D80?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706D80 color

#706D80 rgb(112, 109, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706D80 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 42.7% green and 50.2% blue (112, 109, 128).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 8% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#706D80 color codes

HEX	`#706D80`
RGB	`rgb(112, 109, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 42.7%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 8%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 15%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.9, 5.24, -10.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.9, 11.34, 297.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.046, 15.94, 22.649)`
Decimal	`7368064`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706D80, 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 #706D80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706D80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	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 #706D80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706d80; }
.text { color: #706d80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706d80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 109 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706d80, #7a6d80); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #706D80?: #706D80 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706D80?: The RGB value is 112, 109, 128: 112 red, 109 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706D80?: The complementary color is #7D806D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706D80?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.19:1 and white text 5.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.