What color is #707680?

#707680 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 #707680?

The RGB value is 112, 118, 128: 112 red, 118 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707680?

The complementary color is #807A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707680 color

#707680 rgb(112, 118, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707680 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.3% green and 50.2% blue (112, 118, 128).

Its hue angle is 217°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Made in the Shade (#6B717A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#707680 color codes

HEX	`#707680`
RGB	`rgb(112, 118, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(217, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(217, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 8%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.45, -0.08, -6.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.45, 6.25, 269.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.056, 17.96, 22.986)`
Decimal	`7370368`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707680, 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 #707680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	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 #707680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707680; }
.text { color: #707680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 118 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707680, #727080); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #707680?: #707680 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 #707680?: The RGB value is 112, 118, 128: 112 red, 118 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707680?: The complementary color is #807A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.