What color is #707D6B?

#707D6B is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707D6B?

The RGB value is 112, 125, 107: 112 red, 125 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707D6B?

The complementary color is #786B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707D6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707D6B color

#707D6B rgb(112, 125, 107)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707D6B is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49% green and 42% blue (112, 125, 107).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 8% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.83:1).

#707D6B color codes

HEX	`#707D6B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 125, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 8%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 14%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 14%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.89, -8.44, 8.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.89, 11.77, 135.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.669, 19.173, 16.73)`
Decimal	`7372139`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707D6B, 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 #707D6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707D6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.34:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #707D6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707d6b; }
.text { color: #707d6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707d6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 125 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707d6b, #6b7d6f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #707D6B?: #707D6B is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707D6B?: The RGB value is 112, 125, 107: 112 red, 125 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707D6B?: The complementary color is #786B7D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707D6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.