What color is #70818D?

#70818D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70818D?

The RGB value is 112, 129, 141: 112 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70818D?

The complementary color is #8D7C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70818D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70818D color

#70818D rgb(112, 129, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70818D is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.6% green and 55.3% blue (112, 129, 141).

Its hue angle is 205°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.21:1).

#70818D color codes

HEX	`#70818D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 129, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.6%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(205, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(205, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 9%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.02, -3.43, -8.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.02, 9.21, 248.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.339, 21.068, 28.242)`
Decimal	`7373197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70818D, 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 #70818D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.21:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70818D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.21:1	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 #70818D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70818d; }
.text { color: #70818d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70818d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 129 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70818d, #70738d); }

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Questions

What color is #70818D?: #70818D is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70818D?: The RGB value is 112, 129, 141: 112 red, 129 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70818D?: The complementary color is #8D7C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70818D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.21:1 and white text 4.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.