#70727e

Color #70727e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 7.11 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#70727e

RGB

rgb(112, 114, 126)

HSL

hsl(231.4, 5.9%, 46.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.4, 11.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.1%, 9.5%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(48.24, 1.82, -6.86)

LCH

lch(48.24, 7.1, 284.86)

OKLCH

oklch(55.5%, 0.0187, 278.3)

HWB

hwb(231.4, 43.9%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e7c70

Analogous

#70797e

#70727e

#75707e

Triadic

#70727e

#7e7072

#727e70

Split-complementary

#70727e

#7e7570

#797e70

Tetradic

#70727e

#7c707e

#7e7c70

#727e70

Square

#70727e

#7e7079

#7e7c70

#707e75

Shades

Color #70727e mixed toward black.

#5d5f69

#4b4c54

#38393f

#25262a

#131315

Tints

Color #70727e mixed toward white.

#878994

#9fa1aa

#b7b8bf

#cfd0d4

#e7e7ea

Tones

Color #70727e mixed toward gray.

#71737d

#72747c

#74757b

#757579

#767678

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#71717b · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#71717b · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#707978 · ΔE 9

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 6.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #70727e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#70727e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#70727e (#70727e) is rgb(112, 114, 126) in RGB.

No, #70727e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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