What color is #708190?

#708190 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 #708190?

The RGB value is 112, 129, 144: 112 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708190?

The complementary color is #907F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708190?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708190 color

#708190 rgb(112, 129, 144)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708190 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.6% green and 56.5% blue (112, 129, 144).

Its hue angle is 208°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Slate Gray (#708090), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#708190 color codes

HEX	`#708190`
RGB	`rgb(112, 129, 144)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.6%, 56.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(208, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(208, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.12, -2.72, -10.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.12, 10.5, 255)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.565, 21.158, 29.433)`
Decimal	`7373200`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708190, 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 #708190	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708190 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #708190 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708190; }
.text { color: #708190; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708190; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 129 144 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708190, #707190); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #708190?: #708190 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 #708190?: The RGB value is 112, 129, 144: 112 red, 129 green and 144 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708190?: The complementary color is #907F70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708190?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.