#706D74

Accessibility

5.09:1

Vs white / black

5.09:1 · 4.13:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#706d74

RGB

rgb(112, 109, 116)

RGBA

rgba(112, 109, 116, 1)

HSL

hsl(266, 3%, 44%)

HSLA

hsla(266, 3%, 44%, 1)

HSV

hsv(266, 6%, 45%)

LAB

lab(46.5% 2.6 -3.47)

LCH

lch(46.5% 4.34 306.84)

OKLAB

oklab(0.5398 0.0065 -0.0092)

OKLCH

oklch(0.5398 0.0113 305.24)

XYZ

xyz(15.30, 15.64, 18.73)

CMYK

cmyk(3%, 6%, 0%, 55%)

CSS

color: #706d74;

CSS variable

--color-706d74: #706d74;

SCSS

$color-706d74: #706d74;

JavaScript

const color = "#706d74";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#706d74";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#706d74" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#706d74", "rgb": { "r": 112, "g": 109, "b": 116 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.5398 0.0113 305.24)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#706d74-1: #706d74;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-500

Noticeably different · ΔE 2.2 · #71717A

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 5.08 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-600

Very different · ΔE 5.4 · #757575

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 6.76 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50f8f2ff 100ebe5f3 200d7d1df 300c1bbc8 400a49fac 500898390 600736d7a 7005c5763 80046414c 900312d37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f3f3f3 e7e7e8 dbdbdc cfced1 c3c2c5 b8b6ba acaaae a09ea2 949297 88858b 7c7980 706d74 67646a 5d5b61 545257 4b494d 414044 38373a 2f2d30 252427 1c1b1d 131213 09090a

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f3f3f3 e7e7e8 dbdbdc cfced1 c3c2c5 b8b6ba acaaae a09ea2 949297 88858b 7c7980

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

67646a 5d5b61 545257 4b494d 414044 38373a 2f2d30 252427 1c1b1d 131213 09090a

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

716f75 737076 747277 757378 777579 78777a 79787b 7b7a7c 7c7b7d 7d7d7e 7f7e7f

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#706D74Stop 1 #71746DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#6D6D74Stop 1 #706D74Stop 2 #736D74Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#706D74Stop 1 #74706DStop 2 #6D7470Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#706D74Stop 1 #74736DStop 2 #6D746DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333135Stop 1 #59575CStop 2 #7F7C83Stop 3 #A5A3A8Stop 4 #CCCACEStop 5

Using this color

Where #706d74 works

#706D74 (#706d74) sits in the grey family at about 266° hue, 3% saturation, and 44% lightness. Contrast is 5.09:1 on white and 4.13:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-500 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #706d74 is 4.13:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind zinc 500#71717A Fill Tertiary#787880 Tailwind neutral 500#737373 DimGray#696969 Material Grey 600#757575 Tailwind gray 500#6B7280 Web Safe #666666#666666 Bootstrap secondary#6C757D Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind stone 500#78716C Fluent Gray#605E5C American River#636E72