What color is #707974?

#707974 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707974?

The RGB value is 112, 121, 116: 112 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707974?

The complementary color is #797075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707974 color

#707974 rgb(112, 121, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707974 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.5% green and 45.5% blue (112, 121, 116).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 4% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Gunsmoke (#7A7C76), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.68:1).

#707974 color codes

HEX	`#707974`
RGB	`rgb(112, 121, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.5%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 4%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 7%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 4%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.95, -4.4, 1.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.95, 4.68, 160.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.671, 18.38, 19.189)`
Decimal	`7371124`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707974, 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 #707974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.68:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.68:1	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 #707974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707974; }
.text { color: #707974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 121 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707974, #707979); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #707974?: #707974 is a gray, closest to the named color Gunsmoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707974?: The RGB value is 112, 121, 116: 112 red, 121 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707974?: The complementary color is #797075, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.68:1 and white text 4.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.