What color is #706E7F?

#706E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706E7F?

The RGB value is 112, 110, 127: 112 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706E7F?

The complementary color is #7D7F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706E7F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706E7F color

#706E7F rgb(112, 110, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706E7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.1% green and 49.8% blue (112, 110, 127).

Its hue angle is 247°, with 7% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Mamba (#766D7C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#706E7F color codes

HEX	`#706E7F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 110, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.1%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(247, 7%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(247, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.14, 4.41, -9.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.14, 10.11, 295.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.088, 16.129, 22.34)`
Decimal	`7368319`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706E7F, 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 #706E7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706E7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	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 #706E7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706e7f; }
.text { color: #706e7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706e7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 110 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706e7f, #786e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #706E7F?: #706E7F is a gray, closest to the named color Mamba. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706E7F?: The RGB value is 112, 110, 127: 112 red, 110 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706E7F?: The complementary color is #7D7F6E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706E7F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.97:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.