What color is #70727B?

#70727B is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70727B?

The RGB value is 112, 114, 123: 112 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70727B?

The complementary color is #7B7970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70727B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70727B color

#70727B rgb(112, 114, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70727B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.7% green and 48.2% blue (112, 114, 123).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#70727B color codes

HEX	`#70727B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 114, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 7%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.15, 1.15, -5.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.15, 5.34, 282.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.274, 16.909, 21.142)`
Decimal	`7369339`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70727B, 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 #70727B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70727B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #70727B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70727b; }
.text { color: #70727b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70727b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 114 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70727b, #73707b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70727B?: #70727B is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70727B?: The RGB value is 112, 114, 123: 112 red, 114 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70727B?: The complementary color is #7B7970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70727B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.