What color is #707170?

#707170 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707170?

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

What is the complementary color of #707170?

The complementary color is #717071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707170?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707170 color

#707170 rgb(112, 113, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707170 is a gray.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 0% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.9:1).

#707170 color codes

HEX	`#707170`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 0%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 1%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.53, -0.59, 0.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.53, 0.72, 144.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.511, 16.425, 17.679)`
Decimal	`7369072`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707170, 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 #707170	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.28:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707170 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.28:1	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 #707170 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707170; }
.text { color: #707170; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707170; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707170, #707171); }

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Questions

What color is #707170?: #707170 is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707170?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 112: 112 red, 113 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707170?: The complementary color is #717071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707170?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and white text 4.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.