What color is #708087?

#708087 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708087?

The RGB value is 112, 128, 135: 112 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708087?

The complementary color is #877770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708087 color

#708087 rgb(112, 128, 135)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708087 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.2% green and 52.9% blue (112, 128, 135).

Its hue angle is 198°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Citadel (#6A7F8B), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#708087 color codes

HEX	`#708087`
RGB	`rgb(112, 128, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.2%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(198, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(198, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 5%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.54, -4.26, -5.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.54, 7.16, 233.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.773, 20.632, 25.91)`
Decimal	`7372935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708087, 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 #708087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #708087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708087; }
.text { color: #708087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 128 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708087, #707587); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #708087?: #708087 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Citadel. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708087?: The RGB value is 112, 128, 135: 112 red, 128 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708087?: The complementary color is #877770, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.