What color is #708382?

#708382 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708382?

The RGB value is 112, 131, 130: 112 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708382?

The complementary color is #837071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708382?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708382 color

#708382 rgb(112, 131, 130)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708382 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.4% green and 51% blue (112, 131, 130).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Stormy Sea (#6E8082), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#708382 color codes

HEX	`#708382`
RGB	`rgb(112, 131, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.4%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 1%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, -7.09, -1.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 7.31, 194.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.827, 21.289, 24.232)`
Decimal	`7373698`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708382, 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 #708382	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708382 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.99:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #708382 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708382; }
.text { color: #708382; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708382; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 131 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708382, #707a83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708382?: #708382 is a gray, closest to the named color Stormy Sea. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708382?: The RGB value is 112, 131, 130: 112 red, 131 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708382?: The complementary color is #837071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708382?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 3.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.