What color is #707783?

#707783 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707783?

The RGB value is 112, 119, 131: 112 red, 119 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707783?

The complementary color is #837C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707783?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707783 color

#707783 rgb(112, 119, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707783 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 46.7% green and 51.4% blue (112, 119, 131).

Its hue angle is 218°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#707783 color codes

HEX	`#707783`
RGB	`rgb(112, 119, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 46.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(218, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(218, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 9%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.83, 0.02, -7.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.83, 7.45, 270.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.375, 18.277, 24.081)`
Decimal	`7370627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707783, 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 #707783	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707783 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #707783 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707783; }
.text { color: #707783; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707783; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 119 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707783, #727083); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #707783?: #707783 is a gray, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707783?: The RGB value is 112, 119, 131: 112 red, 119 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707783?: The complementary color is #837C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707783?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.