What color is #70768E?

#70768E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70768E?

The RGB value is 112, 118, 142: 112 red, 118 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70768E?

The complementary color is #8E8870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70768E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70768E color

#70768E rgb(112, 118, 142)

Shades of blue

The hex color #70768E is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.3% green and 55.7% blue (112, 118, 142).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.67:1).

#70768E color codes

HEX	`#70768E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 118, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.3%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.92, 3.2, -13.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.92, 14.16, 283.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.042, 18.354, 28.178)`
Decimal	`7370382`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70768E, 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 #70768E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70768E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.67:1	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 #70768E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70768e; }
.text { color: #70768e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70768e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 118 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70768e, #79708e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #70768E?: #70768E is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Your Shadow. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70768E?: The RGB value is 112, 118, 142: 112 red, 118 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70768E?: The complementary color is #8E8870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70768E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.67:1 and white text 4.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.