What color is #70837D?

#70837D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70837D?

The RGB value is 112, 131, 125: 112 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70837D?

The complementary color is #837076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70837D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70837D color

#70837D rgb(112, 131, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70837D is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.4% green and 49% blue (112, 131, 125).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#70837D color codes

HEX	`#70837D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 131, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.4%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 5%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -8.18, 0.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 8.23, 173.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.499, 21.158, 22.507)`
Decimal	`7373693`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70837D, 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 #70837D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70837D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #70837D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70837d; }
.text { color: #70837d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70837d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 131 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70837d, #707f83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #70837D?: #70837D is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70837D?: The RGB value is 112, 131, 125: 112 red, 131 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70837D?: The complementary color is #837076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70837D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.