What color is #707772?

#707772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707772?

The RGB value is 112, 119, 114: 112 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707772?

The complementary color is #777075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707772?

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

#707772 color

#707772 rgb(112, 119, 114)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707772 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.7% green and 44.7% blue (112, 119, 114).

Its hue angle is 137°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 6% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#707772 color codes

HEX	`#707772`
RGB	`rgb(112, 119, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(137, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(137, 6%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(6%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, -3.66, 1.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 4.1, 153.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.316, 17.853, 18.503)`
Decimal	`7370610`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707772, 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 #707772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #707772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707772; }
.text { color: #707772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 119 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707772, #707776); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #707772?: #707772 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707772?: The RGB value is 112, 119, 114: 112 red, 119 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707772?: The complementary color is #777075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707772?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.