What color is #70888D?

#70888D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70888D?

The RGB value is 112, 136, 141: 112 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70888D?

The complementary color is #8D7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70888D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70888D color

#70888D rgb(112, 136, 141)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70888D is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.3% green and 55.3% blue (112, 136, 141).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Puddle Jumper (#6A8389), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#70888D color codes

HEX	`#70888D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 136, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.3%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 4%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.05, -7.4, -5.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.05, 9.24, 216.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.293, 22.975, 28.56)`
Decimal	`7374989`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70888D, 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 #70888D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70888D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #70888D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70888d; }
.text { color: #70888d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70888d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 136 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70888d, #70798d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #70888D?: #70888D is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Puddle Jumper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70888D?: The RGB value is 112, 136, 141: 112 red, 136 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70888D?: The complementary color is #8D7570, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70888D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.