What color is #70736E?

#70736E is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70736E?

The RGB value is 112, 115, 110: 112 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70736E?

The complementary color is #716E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70736E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70736E color

#70736E rgb(112, 115, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70736E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.1% green and 43.1% blue (112, 115, 110).

Its hue angle is 96°, with 2% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Shadows (#6B6D6A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#70736E color codes

HEX	`#70736E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 115, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.1%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(96, 2%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(96, 4%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 4%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.05, -2.15, 2.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.05, 3.2, 132.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.627, 16.832, 17.174)`
Decimal	`7369582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70736E, 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 #70736E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70736E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	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 #70736E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70736e; }
.text { color: #70736e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70736e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 115 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70736e, #6e736f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dove Gray.

Questions

What color is #70736E?: #70736E is a gray, closest to the named color Shadows. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70736E?: The RGB value is 112, 115, 110: 112 red, 115 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70736E?: The complementary color is #716E73, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70736E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.