What color is #708389?

#708389 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708389?

The RGB value is 112, 131, 137: 112 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708389?

The complementary color is #897670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708389?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708389 color

#708389 rgb(112, 131, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708389 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.4% green and 53.7% blue (112, 131, 137).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Classic Movie (#728284), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#708389 color codes

HEX	`#708389`
RGB	`rgb(112, 131, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 4%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.47, -5.51, -5.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.47, 7.82, 225.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.313, 21.483, 26.791)`
Decimal	`7373705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708389, 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 #708389	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708389 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #708389 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708389; }
.text { color: #708389; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708389; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 131 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708389, #707789); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #708389?: #708389 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Classic Movie. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708389?: The RGB value is 112, 131, 137: 112 red, 131 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708389?: The complementary color is #897670, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708389?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.