What color is #708A8C?

#708A8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708A8C?

The RGB value is 112, 138, 140: 112 red, 138 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708A8C?

The complementary color is #8C7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708A8C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708A8C color

#708A8C rgb(112, 138, 140)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708A8C is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.1% green and 54.9% blue (112, 138, 140).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thundercloud (#698589), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#708A8C color codes

HEX	`#708A8C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 138, 140)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.1%, 54.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 1%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.6, -8.75, -4.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.6, 9.68, 205.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.503, 23.514, 28.264)`
Decimal	`7375500`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708A8C, 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 #708A8C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708A8C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #708A8C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708a8c; }
.text { color: #708a8c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708a8c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 138 140 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708a8c, #707c8c); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #708A8C?: #708A8C is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Thundercloud. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708A8C?: The RGB value is 112, 138, 140: 112 red, 138 green and 140 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708A8C?: The complementary color is #8C7270, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708A8C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.