What color is #707E8A?

#707E8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707E8A?

The RGB value is 112, 126, 138: 112 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707E8A?

The complementary color is #8A7C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707E8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707E8A color

#707E8A rgb(112, 126, 138)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707E8A is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.4% green and 54.1% blue (112, 126, 138).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Oceans (#70818E), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.04:1).

#707E8A color codes

HEX	`#707E8A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 126, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.4%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 9%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.06, -2.42, -8.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.06, 8.57, 253.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.729, 20.201, 26.952)`
Decimal	`7372426`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707E8A, 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 #707E8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.04:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707E8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.17:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.04:1	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 #707E8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707e8a; }
.text { color: #707e8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707e8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 126 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707e8a, #70718a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #707E8A?: #707E8A is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Stormy Oceans. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707E8A?: The RGB value is 112, 126, 138: 112 red, 126 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707E8A?: The complementary color is #8A7C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707E8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.04:1 and white text 4.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.