What color is #707D7F?

#707D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707D7F?

The RGB value is 112, 125, 127: 112 red, 125 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707D7F?

The complementary color is #7F7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707D7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707D7F color

#707D7F rgb(112, 125, 127)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707D7F is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49% green and 49.8% blue (112, 125, 127).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Phantom (#6E797B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.93:1).

#707D7F color codes

HEX	`#707D7F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 125, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 2%, 0%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.43, -4.35, -2.72)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.43, 5.13, 212.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.846, 19.644, 22.926)`
Decimal	`7372159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707D7F, 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 #707D7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.93:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707D7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.93:1	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 #707D7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707d7f; }
.text { color: #707d7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707d7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 125 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707d7f, #70757f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gray.

Questions

What color is #707D7F?: #707D7F is a gray, closest to the named color Phantom. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707D7F?: The RGB value is 112, 125, 127: 112 red, 125 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707D7F?: The complementary color is #7F7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707D7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.93:1 and white text 4.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.