What color is #707E7D?

#707E7D is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707E7D?

The RGB value is 112, 126, 125: 112 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707E7D?

The complementary color is #7E7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707E7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707E7D color

#707E7D rgb(112, 126, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707E7D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.4% green and 49% blue (112, 126, 125).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.97:1).

#707E7D color codes

HEX	`#707E7D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 126, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 11%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 1%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.66, -5.35, -1.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.66, 5.49, 192.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.844, 19.847, 22.289)`
Decimal	`7372413`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707E7D, 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 #707E7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.97:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707E7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.97:1	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 #707E7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707e7d; }
.text { color: #707e7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707e7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 126 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707e7d, #70787e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #707E7D?: #707E7D is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707E7D?: The RGB value is 112, 126, 125: 112 red, 126 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707E7D?: The complementary color is #7E7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707E7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.97:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.