What color is #70747A?

#70747A is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70747A?

The RGB value is 112, 116, 122: 112 red, 116 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70747A?

The complementary color is #7A7670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70747A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70747A color

#70747A rgb(112, 116, 122)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70747A is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.5% green and 47.8% blue (112, 116, 122).

Its hue angle is 216°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#70747A color codes

HEX	`#70747A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 116, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.5%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(216, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(216, 8%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 5%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.69, -0.24, -3.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.69, 3.83, 266.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.44, 17.341, 20.89)`
Decimal	`7369850`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70747A, 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 #70747A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70747A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #70747A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70747a; }
.text { color: #70747a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70747a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 116 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70747a, #71707a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #70747A?: #70747A is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70747A?: The RGB value is 112, 116, 122: 112 red, 116 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70747A?: The complementary color is #7A7670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70747A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.