What color is #707183?

#707183 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707183?

The RGB value is 112, 113, 131: 112 red, 113 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707183?

The complementary color is #838270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707183?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707183 color

#707183 rgb(112, 113, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707183 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.3% green and 51.4% blue (112, 113, 131).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#707183 color codes

HEX	`#707183`
RGB	`rgb(112, 113, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.3%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 14%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.13, 3.55, -10)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.13, 10.61, 289.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.683, 16.894, 23.85)`
Decimal	`7369091`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707183, 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 #707183	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707183 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #707183 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707183; }
.text { color: #707183; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707183; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 113 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707183, #787083); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #707183?: #707183 is a gray, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707183?: The RGB value is 112, 113, 131: 112 red, 113 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707183?: The complementary color is #838270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707183?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.