What color is #706E66?

#706E66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706E66?

The RGB value is 112, 110, 102: 112 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706E66?

The complementary color is #666870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706E66 color

#706E66 rgb(112, 110, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706E66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.1% green and 40% blue (112, 110, 102).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Armoury (#6A6B65), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#706E66 color codes

HEX	`#706E66`
RGB	`rgb(112, 110, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.1%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.39, -0.79, 4.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.39, 4.8, 99.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.656, 15.556, 14.798)`
Decimal	`7368294`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706E66, 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 #706E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	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 #706E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706e66; }
.text { color: #706e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 110 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706e66, #6d7066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #706E66?: #706E66 is a gray, closest to the named color Armoury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706E66?: The RGB value is 112, 110, 102: 112 red, 110 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706E66?: The complementary color is #666870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.11:1 and white text 5.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.