What color is #707F77?

#707F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707F77?

The RGB value is 112, 127, 119: 112 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707F77?

The complementary color is #7F7078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707F77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707F77 color

#707F77 rgb(112, 127, 119)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707F77 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.8% green and 46.7% blue (112, 127, 119).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 6% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#707F77 color codes

HEX	`#707F77`
RGB	`rgb(112, 127, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.8%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 6%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 12%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.79, -7.19, 2.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.79, 7.61, 160.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.6, 19.955, 20.374)`
Decimal	`7372663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707F77, 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 #707F77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707F77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #707F77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707f77; }
.text { color: #707f77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707f77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 127 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707f77, #707f7e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #707F77?: #707F77 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707F77?: The RGB value is 112, 127, 119: 112 red, 127 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707F77?: The complementary color is #7F7078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707F77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.