What color is #707488?

#707488 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707488?

The RGB value is 112, 116, 136: 112 red, 116 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707488?

The complementary color is #888470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707488?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707488 color

#707488 rgb(112, 116, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707488 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.5% green and 53.3% blue (112, 116, 136).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#707488 color codes

HEX	`#707488`
RGB	`rgb(112, 116, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.5%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.15, 2.94, -11.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.15, 11.8, 284.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.37, 17.713, 25.792)`
Decimal	`7369864`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707488, 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 #707488	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707488 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	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 #707488 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707488; }
.text { color: #707488; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707488; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 116 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707488, #787088); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Space Gray.

Questions

What color is #707488?: #707488 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707488?: The RGB value is 112, 116, 136: 112 red, 116 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707488?: The complementary color is #888470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707488?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.54:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.