What color is #70797E?

#70797E is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70797E?

The RGB value is 112, 121, 126: 112 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70797E?

The complementary color is #7E7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70797E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70797E color

#70797E rgb(112, 121, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70797E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.5% green and 49.4% blue (112, 121, 126).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Volcanic Ash (#6F7678), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#70797E color codes

HEX	`#70797E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 121, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.5%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 4%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.25, -2.27, -3.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.25, 4.5, 239.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.285, 18.626, 22.419)`
Decimal	`7371134`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70797E, 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 #70797E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70797E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #70797E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70797e; }
.text { color: #70797e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70797e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 121 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70797e, #70727e); }

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Questions

What color is #70797E?: #70797E is a gray, closest to the named color Volcanic Ash. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70797E?: The RGB value is 112, 121, 126: 112 red, 121 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70797E?: The complementary color is #7E7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70797E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.