What color is #706F66?

#706F66 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706F66?

The RGB value is 112, 111, 102: 112 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706F66?

The complementary color is #666770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706F66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706F66 color

#706F66 rgb(112, 111, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706F66 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.5% green and 40% blue (112, 111, 102).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 5% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 9% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Knit Cardigan (#6D6C5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.05:1).

#706F66 color codes

HEX	`#706F66`
RGB	`rgb(112, 111, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 5%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 9%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 9%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.68, -1.37, 5.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.68, 5.33, 104.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.765, 15.773, 14.834)`
Decimal	`7368550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706F66, 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 #706F66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706F66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.05:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #706F66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706f66; }
.text { color: #706f66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706f66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 111 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706f66, #6c7066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #706F66?: #706F66 is a gray, closest to the named color Knit Cardigan. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706F66?: The RGB value is 112, 111, 102: 112 red, 111 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706F66?: The complementary color is #666770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706F66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.