What color is #708380?

#708380 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708380?

The RGB value is 112, 131, 128: 112 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708380?

The complementary color is #837073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708380?

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.

#708380 color

#708380 rgb(112, 131, 128)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708380 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.4% green and 50.2% blue (112, 131, 128).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#708380 color codes

HEX	`#708380`
RGB	`rgb(112, 131, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.4%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 2%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.21, -7.53, -0.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.21, 7.56, 185.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.694, 21.235, 23.532)`
Decimal	`7373696`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708380, 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 #708380	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.25:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708380 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 #708380 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708380; }
.text { color: #708380; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708380; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 131 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708380, #707c83); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #708380?: #708380 is a gray, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708380?: The RGB value is 112, 131, 128: 112 red, 131 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708380?: The complementary color is #837073, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708380?: 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.