What color is #70756B?

#70756B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70756B?

The RGB value is 112, 117, 107: 112 red, 117 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70756B?

The complementary color is #706B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70756B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70756B color

#70756B rgb(112, 117, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70756B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.9% green and 42% blue (112, 117, 107).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 4% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#70756B color codes

HEX	`#70756B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 117, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 4%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 9%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 9%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.55, -3.9, 4.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.55, 6.23, 128.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.697, 17.229, 16.406)`
Decimal	`7370091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70756B, 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 #70756B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70756B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #70756B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70756b; }
.text { color: #70756b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70756b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 117 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70756b, #6b756b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #70756B?: #70756B is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70756B?: The RGB value is 112, 117, 107: 112 red, 117 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70756B?: The complementary color is #706B75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70756B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.