What color is #707691?

#707691 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707691?

The RGB value is 112, 118, 145: 112 red, 118 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707691?

The complementary color is #918B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707691 color

#707691 rgb(112, 118, 145)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707691 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.3% green and 56.9% blue (112, 118, 145).

Its hue angle is 229°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Horizon (#777799), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#707691 color codes

HEX	`#707691`
RGB	`rgb(112, 118, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.3%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(229, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(229, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 19%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.03, 3.94, -15.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.03, 15.89, 284.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.27, 18.446, 29.38)`
Decimal	`7370385`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707691, 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 #707691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	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 #707691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707691; }
.text { color: #707691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 118 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707691, #7a7091); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #707691?: #707691 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Stormy Horizon. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707691?: The RGB value is 112, 118, 145: 112 red, 118 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707691?: The complementary color is #918B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.69:1 and white text 4.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.