What color is #70767E?

#70767E is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70767E?

The RGB value is 112, 118, 126: 112 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70767E?

The complementary color is #7E7870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70767E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70767E color

#70767E rgb(112, 118, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70767E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.3% green and 49.4% blue (112, 118, 126).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.58:1).

#70767E color codes

HEX	`#70767E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 118, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.3%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.38, -0.53, -5.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.38, 5.19, 264.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.926, 17.908, 22.299)`
Decimal	`7370366`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70767E, 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 #70767E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70767E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #70767E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70767e; }
.text { color: #70767e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70767e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 118 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70767e, #71707e); }

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Questions

What color is #70767E?: #70767E is a gray, closest to the named color Made in the Shade. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70767E?: The RGB value is 112, 118, 126: 112 red, 118 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70767E?: The complementary color is #7E7870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70767E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.