What color is #707778?

#707778 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707778?

The RGB value is 112, 119, 120: 112 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707778?

The complementary color is #787170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707778 color

#707778 rgb(112, 119, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707778 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.7% green and 47.1% blue (112, 119, 120).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 3% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#707778 color codes

HEX	`#707778`
RGB	`rgb(112, 119, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.7%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 3%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 1%, 0%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.49, -2.41, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.49, 2.82, 211.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.668, 17.994, 20.361)`
Decimal	`7370616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707778, 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 #707778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	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 #707778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707778; }
.text { color: #707778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 119 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707778, #707378); }

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Questions

What color is #707778?: #707778 is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707778?: The RGB value is 112, 119, 120: 112 red, 119 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707778?: The complementary color is #787170, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.