What color is #708076?

#708076 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708076?

The RGB value is 112, 128, 118: 112 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708076?

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

Is black or white text better on #708076?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708076 color

#708076 rgb(112, 128, 118)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708076 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.2% green and 46.3% blue (112, 128, 118).

Its hue angle is 143°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#708076 color codes

HEX	`#708076`
RGB	`rgb(112, 128, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(143, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(143, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 8%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.05, -7.96, 3.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.05, 8.67, 156.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.671, 20.191, 20.102)`
Decimal	`7372918`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708076, 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 #708076	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708076 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #708076 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708076; }
.text { color: #708076; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708076; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 128 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708076, #70807e); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #708076?: #708076 is a gray, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708076?: The RGB value is 112, 128, 118: 112 red, 128 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708076?: The complementary color is #80707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708076?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.