What color is #707C78?

#707C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707C78?

The RGB value is 112, 124, 120: 112 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707C78?

The complementary color is #7C7074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707C78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707C78 color

#707C78 rgb(112, 124, 120)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707C78 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 48.6% green and 47.1% blue (112, 124, 120).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 5% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.84:1).

#707C78 color codes

HEX	`#707C78`
RGB	`rgb(112, 124, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 48.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 5%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 10%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 3%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.94, -5.28, 0.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.94, 5.32, 172.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.279, 19.216, 20.564)`
Decimal	`7371896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707C78, 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 #707C78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.84:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707C78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.84:1	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 #707C78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707c78; }
.text { color: #707c78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707c78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 124 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707c78, #707a7c); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #707C78?: #707C78 is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707C78?: The RGB value is 112, 124, 120: 112 red, 124 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707C78?: The complementary color is #7C7074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707C78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.84:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.