What color is #707281?

#707281 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707281?

The RGB value is 112, 114, 129: 112 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707281?

The complementary color is #817F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707281?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707281 color

#707281 rgb(112, 114, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707281 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.7% green and 50.6% blue (112, 114, 129).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.76:1).

#707281 color codes

HEX	`#707281`
RGB	`rgb(112, 114, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 13%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.34, 2.5, -8.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.34, 8.85, 286.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.661, 17.064, 23.181)`
Decimal	`7369345`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707281, 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 #707281	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707281 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.76:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.41:1	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 #707281 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707281; }
.text { color: #707281; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707281; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 114 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707281, #767081); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #707281?: #707281 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707281?: The RGB value is 112, 114, 129: 112 red, 114 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707281?: The complementary color is #817F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707281?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.41:1 and white text 4.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.