Information about #70747C color

#70747C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#70747C falls into the Azure Color Family — Desaturated, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(112, 116, 124) — 43.9% red, 45.5% green, 48.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 5 / 3 / 0 / 51. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #70747C reads as a softly muted balanced grey tone and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Raven (#6F747B). Slightly further away sit Light Charcoal (#73787C) and Waterloo (#727282).

In RGB terms — rgb(112, 116, 124) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #70747C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#70747C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#70747C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #70747C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Raven color link
Raven

#6F747B

Waterloo color link
Waterloo

#727282

Storm Grey color link
Storm Grey

#747880

Trojan color link
Trojan

#757878

Infinity color link
Infinity

#6A7376

Sonic Silver color link
Sonic Silver

#757575

Mamba color link
Mamba

#766D7C

Innocence color link
Innocence

#6D7773

Nickel color link
Nickel

#727472

Monsoon color link
Monsoon

#7A7679

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#70747C
  • RGB112, 116, 124
  • CMYK5, 3, 0, 51
  • CSSrgb(112, 116, 124)
  • HSL220°, 5%, 46%
  • HSL Precise220°, 5.085%, 46.275%
  • HSV220°, 10%, 49%
  • HSB220°, 10%, 49%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.486
  • GLSLvec3(0.439, 0.455, 0.486)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.439, 0.455, 0.486, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.439, 0.455, 0.486)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.6%
  • Color FamilyAzure
  • Saturation FamilyDesaturated
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID70747C
  • DECIMAL ID7369852
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01