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#70646D

Gray · medium neutral

About #70646D

With the hex code #70646D, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 39% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Gray — a ΔE of 12.3 — followed by Taupe. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #647067, a gray shade.

In design, a medium colour like this works best for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 5.63:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.63:1).

Colour codes

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV / HSB
CMYK
CIELAB
Decimal
CSS
Red112
Green100
Blue109

Closest named colours

Gray
#808080 · ΔE 12.3
Taupe
#8B8589 · ΔE 13.1
Umber
#635147 · ΔE 14.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #70646D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on gray #70646D.
5.63:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on gray #70646D.
3.73:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #70646D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#70646D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#64666D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#67686D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#716467

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #70646D?

With the hex code #70646D, this is a medium gray with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 44% red, 39% green and 43% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 3% yellow and 56% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #70646D?

Use white text. White on #70646D has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #70646D?

Its complementary colour is #647067, and analogous partners are #6D6470 and #706467.