What color is #707288?

#707288 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707288?

The RGB value is 112, 114, 136: 112 red, 114 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707288?

The complementary color is #888670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707288?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707288 color

#707288 rgb(112, 114, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707288 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 44.7% green and 53.3% blue (112, 114, 136).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Flying Carpet (#787489), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#707288 color codes

HEX	`#707288`
RGB	`rgb(112, 114, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 44.7%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 16%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.58, 4.13, -12.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.58, 12.95, 288.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.142, 17.257, 25.716)`
Decimal	`7369352`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707288, 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 #707288	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707288 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	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 #707288 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707288; }
.text { color: #707288; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707288; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 114 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707288, #7a7088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #707288?: #707288 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Flying Carpet. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707288?: The RGB value is 112, 114, 136: 112 red, 114 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707288?: The complementary color is #888670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707288?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.45:1 and white text 4.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.