What color is #706F62?

#706F62 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706F62?

The RGB value is 112, 111, 98: 112 red, 111 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706F62?

The complementary color is #626370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706F62?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706F62 color

#706F62 rgb(112, 111, 98)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706F62 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.5% green and 38.4% blue (112, 111, 98).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 7% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 13% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.07:1).

#706F62 color codes

HEX	`#706F62`
RGB	`rgb(112, 111, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.5%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 7%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 12%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 13%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.57, -2.11, 7.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.57, 7.68, 105.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.571, 15.696, 13.815)`
Decimal	`7368546`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706F62, 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 #706F62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706F62 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.07:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.14:1	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 #706F62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706f62; }
.text { color: #706f62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706f62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 111 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706f62, #6a7062); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #706F62?: #706F62 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706F62?: The RGB value is 112, 111, 98: 112 red, 111 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706F62?: The complementary color is #626370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706F62?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.14:1 and white text 5.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.