What color is #707A7F?

#707A7F is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707A7F?

The RGB value is 112, 122, 127: 112 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707A7F?

The complementary color is #7F7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707A7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707A7F color

#707A7F rgb(112, 122, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707A7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.8% green and 49.8% blue (112, 122, 127).

Its hue angle is 200°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#707A7F color codes

HEX	`#707A7F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 122, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.8%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(200, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(200, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 4%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.57, -2.62, -4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.57, 4.78, 236.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.472, 18.896, 22.801)`
Decimal	`7371391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707A7F, 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 #707A7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707A7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #707A7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707a7f; }
.text { color: #707a7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707a7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 122 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707a7f, #70727f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #707A7F?: #707A7F is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707A7F?: The RGB value is 112, 122, 127: 112 red, 122 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707A7F?: The complementary color is #7F7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707A7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.