What color is #70776E?

#70776E is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70776E?

The RGB value is 112, 119, 110: 112 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70776E?

The complementary color is #756E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70776E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70776E color

#70776E rgb(112, 119, 110)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70776E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.7% green and 43.1% blue (112, 119, 110).

Its hue angle is 107°, with 4% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#70776E color codes

HEX	`#70776E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 119, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(107, 4%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(107, 8%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 8%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.21, -4.46, 4.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.21, 6.02, 137.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.093, 17.764, 17.33)`
Decimal	`7370606`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70776E, 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 #70776E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70776E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	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 #70776E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70776e; }
.text { color: #70776e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70776e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 119 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70776e, #6e7771); }

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Questions

What color is #70776E?: #70776E is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70776E?: The RGB value is 112, 119, 110: 112 red, 119 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70776E?: The complementary color is #756E77, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70776E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.