What color is #70747B?

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

What is the RGB value of #70747B?

The RGB value is 112, 116, 123: 112 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70747B?

The complementary color is #7B7770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70747B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70747B color

#70747B rgb(112, 116, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70747B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.5% green and 48.2% blue (112, 116, 123).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Space Gray (#717378), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#70747B color codes

HEX	`#70747B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 116, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.5%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 9%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 6%, 0%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, -0.02, -4.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 4.37, 269.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.502, 17.365, 21.218)`
Decimal	`7369851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70747B, 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 #70747B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70747B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #70747B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70747b; }
.text { color: #70747b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70747b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 116 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70747b, #72707b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #70747B?: #70747B is a gray, closest to the named color Space Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70747B?: The RGB value is 112, 116, 123: 112 red, 116 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70747B?: The complementary color is #7B7770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70747B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.