What color is #707F9B?

#707F9B 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 #707F9B?

The RGB value is 112, 127, 155: 112 red, 127 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707F9B?

The complementary color is #9B8C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707F9B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707F9B color

#707F9B rgb(112, 127, 155)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707F9B is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.8% green and 60.8% blue (112, 127, 155).

Its hue angle is 219°, with 18% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Infinity and Beyond (#6E7E99), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.2:1).

#707F9B color codes

HEX	`#707F9B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 127, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(219, 18%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(219, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 18%, 0%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.94, 1.17, -16.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.94, 16.86, 273.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.186, 20.989, 33.992)`
Decimal	`7372699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707F9B, 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 #707F9B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.2:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707F9B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.04:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.2:1	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 #707F9B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707f9b; }
.text { color: #707f9b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707f9b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 127 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707f9b, #76709b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #707F9B?: #707F9B 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 #707F9B?: The RGB value is 112, 127, 155: 112 red, 127 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707F9B?: The complementary color is #9B8C70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707F9B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.2:1 and white text 4.04:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.