What color is #70748E?

#70748E 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 #70748E?

The RGB value is 112, 116, 142: 112 red, 116 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70748E?

The complementary color is #8E8A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70748E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70748E color

#70748E rgb(112, 116, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #70748E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.5% green and 55.7% blue (112, 116, 142).

Its hue angle is 232°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Dark Prince (#6B6C89), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#70748E color codes

HEX	`#70748E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 116, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.5%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(232, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(232, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 18%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.36, 4.39, -14.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.36, 15.29, 286.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.809, 17.888, 28.1)`
Decimal	`7369870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70748E, 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 #70748E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70748E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.58:1	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 #70748E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70748e; }
.text { color: #70748e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70748e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 116 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70748e, #7b708e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #70748E?: #70748E 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 #70748E?: The RGB value is 112, 116, 142: 112 red, 116 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70748E?: The complementary color is #8E8A70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70748E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.