What color is #70788C?

#70788C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70788C?

The RGB value is 112, 120, 140: 112 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70788C?

The complementary color is #8C8470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70788C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70788C color

#70788C rgb(112, 120, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70788C is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.1% green and 54.9% blue (112, 120, 140).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.75:1).

#70788C color codes

HEX	`#70788C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 120, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 14%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.42, 1.54, -11.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.42, 11.97, 277.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.131, 18.771, 27.474)`
Decimal	`7370892`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70788C, 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 #70788C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70788C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.42:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.75:1	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 #70788C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70788c; }
.text { color: #70788c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70788c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 120 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70788c, #76708c); }

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Questions

What color is #70788C?: #70788C is a grayish blue, closest to the named color Abandoned Spaceship. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70788C?: The RGB value is 112, 120, 140: 112 red, 120 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70788C?: The complementary color is #8C8470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70788C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 and white text 4.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.