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#70766B Color

#70766B is rgb(112, 118, 107) in RGB, hsl(93, 5%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 54%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Nickel (#727472), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#70766B
HEX#70766B
RGBrgb(112, 118, 107)
HSLhsl(93, 5%, 44%)
HSVhsv(93, 9%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 54%)
OKLCHoklch(55.7% 0.018 130.6)
LABlab(48.86% -4.00 5.26)
LCHlch(48.86% 6.61 127.21)

What #70766B Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #70766B, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every gray in the library.

#70766B Channel Values

How #70766B breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 112 · G 118 · B 1078-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 93° · S 5% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 93° · S 9% · V 46%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 5% · M 0% · Y 9% · K 54%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.67:1 vs white · 4.49:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #70766B background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #70766B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #70766B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #70766B

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #70766B Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#70766B
Protanopia#75756B
Protanomaly#73756B
Deuteranopia#74746B
Deuteranomaly#72756B
Tritanopia#717575
Tritanomaly#717571
Achromatopsia#747474

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Using #70766B in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-70766b: #70766B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #70766B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-70766b': '#70766B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.439, green: 0.463, blue: 0.420)
Android XML<color name="color_70766b">#70766B</color>
SVG fillfill="#70766B"

More Gray Colors

#70766B sits in the gray family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#70766B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #70766B?

#70766B is a mid-tone gray — rgb(112, 118, 107) in RGB and hsl(93, 5%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Nickel (#727472), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #70766B?

#70766B is rgb(112, 118, 107) — red 112, green 118, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #70766B?

#70766B converts to approximately cmyk(5%, 0%, 9%, 54%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #70766B be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #70766B scores 4.67:1 against white and 4.49:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #70766B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #70766B is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is dimgray (#696969) at a CIE76 distance of 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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