What color is #70717F?

#70717F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70717F?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 127: 112 red, 113 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70717F?

The complementary color is #7F7E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70717F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70717F color

#70717F rgb(112, 113, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70717F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 49.8% blue (112, 113, 127).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Alley Cat (#656874), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#70717F color codes

HEX	`#70717F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.99, 2.63, -7.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.99, 8.26, 288.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.417, 16.787, 22.45)`
Decimal	`7369087`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70717F, 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 #70717F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70717F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #70717F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70717f; }
.text { color: #70717f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70717f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70717f, #76707f); }

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Questions

What color is #70717F?: #70717F is a gray, closest to the named color Alley Cat. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70717F?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 127: 112 red, 113 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70717F?: The complementary color is #7F7E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70717F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.