What color is #707E82?

#707E82 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707E82?

The RGB value is 112, 126, 130: 112 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707E82?

The complementary color is #827470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707E82 color

#707E82 rgb(112, 126, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707E82 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.4% green and 51% blue (112, 126, 130).

Its hue angle is 193°, with 7% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5:1).

#707E82 color codes

HEX	`#707E82`
RGB	`rgb(112, 126, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(193, 7%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(193, 14%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 3%, 0%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.81, -4.25, -3.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.81, 5.78, 222.65)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.171, 19.978, 24.013)`
Decimal	`7372418`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707E82, 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 #707E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5:1	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 #707E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707e82; }
.text { color: #707e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 126 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707e82, #707582); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #707E82?: #707E82 is a gray, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707E82?: The RGB value is 112, 126, 130: 112 red, 126 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707E82?: The complementary color is #827470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5:1 and white text 4.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.