What color is #708989?

#708989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708989?

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

What is the complementary color of #708989?

The complementary color is #897070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708989 color

#708989 rgb(112, 137, 137)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708989 is a grayish cyan.

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

Its hue angle is 180°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.63:1).

#708989 color codes

HEX	`#708989`
RGB	`rgb(112, 137, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.7%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 0%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.22, -8.88, -2.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.22, 9.36, 198.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.142, 23.142, 27.068)`
Decimal	`7375241`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708989, 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 #708989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.73:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.63:1	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 #708989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708989; }
.text { color: #708989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 137 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708989, #707d89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #708989?: #708989 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708989?: The RGB value is 112, 137, 137: 112 red, 137 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708989?: The complementary color is #897070, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.63:1 and white text 3.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.