What color is #706E75?

#706E75 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706E75?

The RGB value is 112, 110, 117: 112 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706E75?

The complementary color is #73756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706E75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706E75 color

#706E75 rgb(112, 110, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706E75 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.1% green and 45.9% blue (112, 110, 117).

Its hue angle is 257°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#706E75 color codes

HEX	`#706E75`
RGB	`rgb(112, 110, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(257, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(257, 6%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 6%, 0%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.82, 2.22, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.82, 4.23, 301.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.468, 15.881, 19.077)`
Decimal	`7368309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706E75, 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 #706E75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706E75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #706E75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706e75; }
.text { color: #706e75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706e75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 110 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706e75, #746e75); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #706E75?: #706E75 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706E75?: The RGB value is 112, 110, 117: 112 red, 110 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706E75?: The complementary color is #73756E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706E75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.