What color is #706F72?

#706F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #706F72?

The RGB value is 112, 111, 114: 112 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #706F72?

The complementary color is #71726F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #706F72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#706F72 color

#706F72 rgb(112, 111, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #706F72 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.5% green and 44.7% blue (112, 111, 114).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 1% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Paris Paving (#737274), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#706F72 color codes

HEX	`#706F72`
RGB	`rgb(112, 111, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 1%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 3%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 3%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.01, 1, -1.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.01, 1.82, 303.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.403, 16.029, 18.199)`
Decimal	`7368562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #706F72, 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 #706F72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#706F72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	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 #706F72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #706f72; }
.text { color: #706f72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #706f72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 111 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #706f72, #726f72); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #706F72?: #706F72 is a gray, closest to the named color Paris Paving. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #706F72?: The RGB value is 112, 111, 114: 112 red, 111 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #706F72?: The complementary color is #71726F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #706F72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.21:1 and white text 4.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.