What color is #706E68?

#706E68 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706E68?

The RGB value is 112, 110, 104: 112 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706E68?

The complementary color is #686A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706E68?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706E68 color

#706E68 rgb(112, 110, 104)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706E68 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.1% green and 40.8% blue (112, 110, 104).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 4% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 7% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Rock (#6B6965), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.1:1).

#706E68 color codes

HEX	`#706E68`
RGB	`rgb(112, 110, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.1%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 4%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 7%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 7%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.44, -0.41, 3.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.44, 3.64, 96.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.756, 15.596, 15.327)`
Decimal	`7368296`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706E68, 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 #706E68	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.12:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.1:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706E68 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.1:1	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 #706E68 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706e68; }
.text { color: #706e68; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706e68; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 110 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706e68, #6e7068); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #706E68?: #706E68 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Rock. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706E68?: The RGB value is 112, 110, 104: 112 red, 110 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706E68?: The complementary color is #686A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706E68?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.12:1 and white text 5.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.