What color is #707089?

#707089 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707089?

The RGB value is 112, 112, 137: 112 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707089?

The complementary color is #898970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707089?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707089 color

#707089 rgb(112, 112, 137)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707089 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 43.9% green and 53.7% blue (112, 112, 137).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#707089 color codes

HEX	`#707089`
RGB	`rgb(112, 112, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 43.9%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 18%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.06, 5.56, -13.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.06, 14.75, 292.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.991, 16.839, 26.017)`
Decimal	`7368841`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707089, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #707089	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707089 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #707089 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707089; }
.text { color: #707089; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707089; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 112 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707089, #7d7089); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #707089?: #707089 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Dark Prince. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707089?: The RGB value is 112, 112, 137: 112 red, 112 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707089?: The complementary color is #898970, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707089?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.37:1 and white text 4.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.