What color is #707F94?

#707F94 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707F94?

The RGB value is 112, 127, 148: 112 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707F94?

The complementary color is #948570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707F94?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707F94 color

#707F94 rgb(112, 127, 148)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707F94 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.8% green and 58% blue (112, 127, 148).

Its hue angle is 215°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#707F94 color codes

HEX	`#707F94`
RGB	`rgb(112, 127, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.8%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(215, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(215, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 14%, 0%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.69, -0.59, -13.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.69, 13.14, 267.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.615, 20.761, 30.985)`
Decimal	`7372692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707F94, 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 #707F94	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707F94 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.08:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #707F94 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707f94; }
.text { color: #707f94; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707f94; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 127 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707f94, #737094); }

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Questions

What color is #707F94?: #707F94 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Infinity and Beyond. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707F94?: The RGB value is 112, 127, 148: 112 red, 127 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707F94?: The complementary color is #948570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707F94?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.08:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.