What color is #707565?

#707565 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707565?

The RGB value is 112, 117, 101: 112 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707565?

The complementary color is #6A6575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707565?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707565 color

#707565 rgb(112, 117, 101)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707565 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.9% green and 39.6% blue (112, 117, 101).

Its hue angle is 79°, with 7% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#707565 color codes

HEX	`#707565`
RGB	`rgb(112, 117, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(79, 7%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(79, 14%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 14%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.39, -5.03, 8.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.39, 9.61, 121.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.392, 17.107, 14.8)`
Decimal	`7370085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707565, 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 #707565	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707565 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	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 #707565 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707565; }
.text { color: #707565; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707565; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 117 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707565, #687565); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #707565?: #707565 is a gray, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707565?: The RGB value is 112, 117, 101: 112 red, 117 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707565?: The complementary color is #6A6575, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707565?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.42:1 and white text 4.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.