What color is #707B7E?

#707B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707B7E?

The RGB value is 112, 123, 126: 112 red, 123 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707B7E?

The complementary color is #7E7370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707B7E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707B7E color

#707B7E rgb(112, 123, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707B7E is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 48.2% green and 49.4% blue (112, 123, 126).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#707B7E color codes

HEX	`#707B7E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 123, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 48.2%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 2%, 0%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, -3.42, -3.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 4.57, 221.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.53, 19.117, 22.501)`
Decimal	`7371646`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707B7E, 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 #707B7E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707B7E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #707B7E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707b7e; }
.text { color: #707b7e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707b7e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 123 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707b7e, #70747e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #707B7E?: #707B7E is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707B7E?: The RGB value is 112, 123, 126: 112 red, 123 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707B7E?: The complementary color is #7E7370, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707B7E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.