What color is #707890?

#707890 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 #707890?

The RGB value is 112, 120, 144: 112 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707890?

The complementary color is #908870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707890?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707890 color

#707890 rgb(112, 120, 144)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707890 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.1% green and 56.5% blue (112, 120, 144).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Your Shadow (#787E93), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#707890 color codes

HEX	`#707890`
RGB	`rgb(112, 120, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.1%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 17%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.56, 2.51, -14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.56, 14.23, 280.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.431, 18.891, 29.055)`
Decimal	`7370896`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707890, 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 #707890	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707890 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	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 #707890 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707890; }
.text { color: #707890; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707890; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 120 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707890, #787090); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #707890?: #707890 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 #707890?: The RGB value is 112, 120, 144: 112 red, 120 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707890?: The complementary color is #908870, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707890?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.78:1 and white text 4.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.