What color is #707D84?

#707D84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707D84?

The RGB value is 112, 125, 132: 112 red, 125 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707D84?

The complementary color is #847770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707D84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707D84 color

#707D84 rgb(112, 125, 132)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707D84 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49% green and 51.8% blue (112, 125, 132).

Its hue angle is 201°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#707D84 color codes

HEX	`#707D84`
RGB	`rgb(112, 125, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(201, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(201, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 5%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.58, -3.23, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.58, 6.31, 239.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.18, 19.778, 24.685)`
Decimal	`7372164`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707D84, 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 #707D84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707D84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #707D84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707d84; }
.text { color: #707d84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707d84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 125 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707d84, #707384); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #707D84?: #707D84 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707D84?: The RGB value is 112, 125, 132: 112 red, 125 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707D84?: The complementary color is #847770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707D84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.