What color is #707887?

#707887 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707887?

The RGB value is 112, 120, 135: 112 red, 120 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707887?

The complementary color is #877F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707887?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707887 color

#707887 rgb(112, 120, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707887 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.1% green and 52.9% blue (112, 120, 135).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#707887 color codes

HEX	`#707887`
RGB	`rgb(112, 120, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 11%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.25, 0.36, -9.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.25, 9.19, 272.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.771, 18.627, 25.576)`
Decimal	`7370887`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707887, 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 #707887	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707887 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	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 #707887 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707887; }
.text { color: #707887; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707887; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 120 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707887, #747087); }

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Questions

What color is #707887?: #707887 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707887?: The RGB value is 112, 120, 135: 112 red, 120 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707887?: The complementary color is #877F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707887?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.