What color is #707E92?

#707E92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707E92?

The RGB value is 112, 126, 146: 112 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707E92?

The complementary color is #928470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707E92?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707E92 color

#707E92 rgb(112, 126, 146)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707E92 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.4% green and 57.3% blue (112, 126, 146).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 13% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.09:1).

#707E92 color codes

HEX	`#707E92`
RGB	`rgb(112, 126, 146)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.4%, 57.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 13%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 14%, 0%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.33, -0.5, -12.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.33, 12.5, 267.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.33, 20.441, 30.116)`
Decimal	`7372434`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707E92, 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 #707E92	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.09:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707E92 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.09:1	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 #707E92 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707e92; }
.text { color: #707e92; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707e92; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 126 146 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707e92, #737092); }

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Questions

What color is #707E92?: #707E92 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Slate Gray. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707E92?: The RGB value is 112, 126, 146: 112 red, 126 green and 146 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707E92?: The complementary color is #928470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707E92?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 and white text 4.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.