What color is #70716C?

#70716C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70716C?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 108: 112 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70716C?

The complementary color is #6D6C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70716C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70716C color

#70716C rgb(112, 113, 108)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70716C is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 42.4% blue (112, 113, 108).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 2% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#70716C color codes

HEX	`#70716C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 2%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 4%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.41, -1.39, 2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.41, 2.98, 117.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.294, 16.338, 16.532)`
Decimal	`7369068`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70716C, 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 #70716C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70716C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	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 #70716C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70716c; }
.text { color: #70716c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70716c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70716c, #6e716c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #70716C?: #70716C is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70716C?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 108: 112 red, 113 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70716C?: The complementary color is #6D6C71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70716C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and white text 4.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.