What color is #707B8F?

#707B8F 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 #707B8F?

The RGB value is 112, 123, 143: 112 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707B8F?

The complementary color is #8F8470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707B8F color

#707B8F rgb(112, 123, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707B8F is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 48.2% green and 56.1% blue (112, 123, 143).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Abandoned Spaceship (#747A8A), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.92:1).

#707B8F color codes

HEX	`#707B8F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 123, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 48.2%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 14%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.37, 0.51, -12.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.37, 12.2, 272.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.722, 19.593, 28.777)`
Decimal	`7371663`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707B8F, 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 #707B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.92:1	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 #707B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707b8f; }
.text { color: #707b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 123 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707b8f, #75708f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #707B8F?: #707B8F 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 #707B8F?: The RGB value is 112, 123, 143: 112 red, 123 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707B8F?: The complementary color is #8F8470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.92:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.