What color is #707A88?

#707A88 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 #707A88?

The RGB value is 112, 122, 136: 112 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707A88?

The complementary color is #887E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707A88?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707A88 color

#707A88 rgb(112, 122, 136)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707A88 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.8% green and 53.3% blue (112, 122, 136).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% 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 4.83:1).

#707A88 color codes

HEX	`#707A88`
RGB	`rgb(112, 122, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.8%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 18%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 10%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.85, -0.57, -8.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.85, 8.88, 266.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.084, 19.141, 26.03)`
Decimal	`7371400`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707A88, 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 #707A88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.83:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707A88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.83:1	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 #707A88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707a88; }
.text { color: #707a88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707a88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 122 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707a88, #727088); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #707A88?: #707A88 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 #707A88?: The RGB value is 112, 122, 136: 112 red, 122 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707A88?: The complementary color is #887E70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707A88?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.83:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.