#70757f

Color #70757f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.27 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-500 #71717b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#70757f

RGB

rgb(112, 117, 127)

HSL

hsl(220, 6.3%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 11.8%, 49.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 7.9%, 0%, 50.2%)

LAB

lab(49.13, 0.28, -6.13)

LCH

lch(49.13, 6.14, 272.62)

OKLCH

oklch(56.2%, 0.0166, 264.46)

HWB

hwb(220, 43.9%, 50.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7f7a70

Analogous

#707d7f

#70757f

#73707f

Triadic

#70757f

#7f7075

#757f70

Split-complementary

#70757f

#7f7370

#7d7f70

Tetradic

#70757f

#7a707f

#7f7a70

#757f70

Square

#70757f

#7f707d

#7f7a70

#707f73

Shades

Color #70757f mixed toward black.

#5d626a

#4b4e55

#383b40

#25272a

#131415

Tints

Color #70757f mixed toward white.

#878c95

#9fa3aa

#b7bac0

#cfd1d5

#e7e8ea

Tones

Color #70757f mixed toward gray.

#71767e

#73767d

#74767b

#75777a

#767779

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.54:1

White text reads better on this background (4.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#72727d · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#72727c · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#707b7a · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#757575 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #70757f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#70757f]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#70757f (#70757f) is rgb(112, 117, 127) in RGB.

No, #70757f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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