What color is #709296?

#709296 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709296?

The RGB value is 112, 146, 150: 112 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709296?

The complementary color is #967470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709296?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709296 color

#709296 rgb(112, 146, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #709296 is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 57.3% green and 58.8% blue (112, 146, 150).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Juniper (#6D9292), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.24:1).

#709296 color codes

HEX	`#709296`
RGB	`rgb(112, 146, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 57.3%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 25%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 3%, 0%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.23, -10.82, -5.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.23, 12.36, 208.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.464, 26.204, 32.722)`
Decimal	`7377558`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709296, 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 #709296	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709296 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.24:1	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 #709296 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709296; }
.text { color: #709296; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709296; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 146 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709296, #707f96); }

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Questions

What color is #709296?: #709296 is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Juniper. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709296?: The RGB value is 112, 146, 150: 112 red, 146 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709296?: The complementary color is #967470, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709296?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.24:1 and white text 3.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.