What color is #70716D?

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

What is the RGB value of #70716D?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 109: 112 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70716D?

The complementary color is #6E6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70716D?

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.

#70716D color

#70716D rgb(112, 113, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70716D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 42.7% blue (112, 113, 109).

Its hue angle is 75°, with 2% saturation and 44% 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 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#70716D color codes

HEX	`#70716D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(75, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(75, 4%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 4%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.44, -1.19, 2.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.44, 2.4, 119.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.347, 16.359, 16.814)`
Decimal	`7369069`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

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

#70716D 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 #70716D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70716d; }
.text { color: #70716d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70716d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70716d, #6e716d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70716D?: #70716D is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70716D?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 109: 112 red, 113 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70716D?: The complementary color is #6E6D71, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70716D?: 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.