What color is #70766D?

#70766D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70766D?

The RGB value is 112, 118, 109: 112 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70766D?

The complementary color is #736D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70766D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70766D color

#70766D rgb(112, 118, 109)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70766D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.3% green and 42.7% blue (112, 118, 109).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Wolf Pack (#78776F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#70766D color codes

HEX	`#70766D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 118, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.3%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 8%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 8%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.89, -4.08, 4.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.89, 5.84, 134.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.92, 17.506, 17.005)`
Decimal	`7370349`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70766D, 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 #70766D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70766D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Pass	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 #70766D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70766d; }
.text { color: #70766d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70766d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 118 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70766d, #6d766e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #70766D?: #70766D is a gray, closest to the named color Wolf Pack. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70766D?: The RGB value is 112, 118, 109: 112 red, 118 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70766D?: The complementary color is #736D76, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70766D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 and white text 4.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.