What color is #707179?

#707179 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707179?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 121: 112 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707179?

The complementary color is #797870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707179?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707179 color

#707179 rgb(112, 113, 121)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707179 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 47.5% blue (112, 113, 121).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#707179 color codes

HEX	`#707179`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 7%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.8, 1.31, -4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.8, 4.73, 286.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.038, 16.635, 20.451)`
Decimal	`7369081`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707179, 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 #707179	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707179 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	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 #707179 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707179; }
.text { color: #707179; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707179; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707179, #747079); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #707179?: #707179 is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707179?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 121: 112 red, 113 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707179?: The complementary color is #797870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707179?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.33:1 and white text 4.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.