What color is #718070?

#718070 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #718070?

The RGB value is 113, 128, 112: 113 red, 128 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #718070?

The complementary color is #7F7080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #718070?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#718070 color

#718070 rgb(113, 128, 112)

Shades of gray

The hex color #718070 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 44.3% red, 50.2% green and 43.9% blue (113, 128, 112).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#718070 color codes

HEX	`#718070`
RGB	`rgb(113, 128, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(44.3%, 50.2%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 13%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 13%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.97, -8.78, 6.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.97, 11.13, 142.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.453, 20.119, 18.29)`
Decimal	`7438448`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #718070, 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 #718070	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#718070 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	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 #718070 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #718070; }
.text { color: #718070; }
.border { border: 2px solid #718070; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(113 128 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #718070, #708077); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #718070?: #718070 is a gray, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #718070?: The RGB value is 113, 128, 112: 113 red, 128 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #718070?: The complementary color is #7F7080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #718070?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.02:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.