What color is #70706F?

#70706F is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70706F?

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

What is the complementary color of #70706F?

The complementary color is #6F6F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70706F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70706F color

#70706F rgb(112, 112, 111)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70706F is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 60°, with 0% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Dove Gray (#6D6C6C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#70706F color codes

HEX	`#70706F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 112, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 0%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 1%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.21, -0.2, 0.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.21, 0.59, 110.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.345, 16.181, 17.351)`
Decimal	`7368815`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70706F, 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 #70706F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70706F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #70706F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70706f; }
.text { color: #70706f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70706f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 112 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70706f, #70706f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70706F?: #70706F is a gray, closest to the named color Dove Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70706F?: The RGB value is 112, 112, 111: 112 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70706F?: The complementary color is #6F6F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70706F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.