What color is #707FA3?

#707FA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707FA3?

The RGB value is 112, 127, 163: 112 red, 127 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707FA3?

The complementary color is #A39470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707FA3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707FA3 color

#707FA3 rgb(112, 127, 163)

Shades of blue

The hex color #707FA3 is a grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.8% green and 63.9% blue (112, 127, 163).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 22% magenta, 0% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is English Manor (#7181A4), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.25:1).

#707FA3 color codes

HEX	`#707FA3`
RGB	`rgb(112, 127, 163)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.8%, 63.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 22%, 0%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.24, 3.25, -21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.24, 21.24, 278.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.88, 21.267, 37.648)`
Decimal	`7372707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707FA3, 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 #707FA3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707FA3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.25:1	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 #707FA3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707fa3; }
.text { color: #707fa3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707fa3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 127 163 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707fa3, #7b70a3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #707FA3?: #707FA3 is a grayish blue, closest to the named color English Manor. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707FA3?: The RGB value is 112, 127, 163: 112 red, 127 green and 163 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707FA3?: The complementary color is #A39470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707FA3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.25:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.