What color is #708D98?

#708D98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708D98?

The RGB value is 112, 141, 152: 112 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708D98?

The complementary color is #987B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708D98?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708D98 color

#708D98 rgb(112, 141, 152)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708D98 is a grayish azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 55.3% green and 59.6% blue (112, 141, 152).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Cavolo Nero (#72939E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#708D98 color codes

HEX	`#708D98`
RGB	`rgb(112, 141, 152)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 55.3%, 59.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 7%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -7.57, -9.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 11.91, 230.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.873, 24.761, 33.326)`
Decimal	`7376280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708D98, 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 #708D98	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708D98 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #708D98 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708d98; }
.text { color: #708d98; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708d98; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 141 152 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708d98, #707998); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #708D98?: #708D98 is a grayish azure, closest to the named color Cavolo Nero. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708D98?: The RGB value is 112, 141, 152: 112 red, 141 green and 152 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708D98?: The complementary color is #987B70, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708D98?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.