What color is #708074?

#708074 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708074?

The RGB value is 112, 128, 116: 112 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708074?

The complementary color is #80707C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708074?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708074 color

#708074 rgb(112, 128, 116)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708074 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.2% green and 45.5% blue (112, 128, 116).

Its hue angle is 135°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#708074 color codes

HEX	`#708074`
RGB	`rgb(112, 128, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.2%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(135, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(135, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 9%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52, -8.37, 4.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52, 9.52, 151.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.553, 20.144, 19.483)`
Decimal	`7372916`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708074, 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 #708074	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708074 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #708074 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708074; }
.text { color: #708074; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708074; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 128 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708074, #70807c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #708074?: #708074 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708074?: The RGB value is 112, 128, 116: 112 red, 128 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708074?: The complementary color is #80707C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708074?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.