What color is #708B8F?

#708B8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708B8F?

The RGB value is 112, 139, 143: 112 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708B8F?

The complementary color is #8F7470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708B8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708B8F color

#708B8F rgb(112, 139, 143)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708B8F is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.5% green and 56.1% blue (112, 139, 143).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Gothic (#698890), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.78:1).

#708B8F color codes

HEX	`#708B8F`
RGB	`rgb(112, 139, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.5%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 3%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.98, -8.61, -5.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.98, 10.11, 211.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.871, 23.892, 29.493)`
Decimal	`7375759`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708B8F, 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 #708B8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708B8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.78:1	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 #708B8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708b8f; }
.text { color: #708b8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708b8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 139 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708b8f, #707b8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #708B8F?: #708B8F is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Gothic. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708B8F?: The RGB value is 112, 139, 143: 112 red, 139 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708B8F?: The complementary color is #8F7470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708B8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.78:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.