What color is #709F9E?

#709F9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709F9E?

The RGB value is 112, 159, 158: 112 red, 159 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709F9E?

The complementary color is #9F7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709F9E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709F9E color

#709F9E rgb(112, 159, 158)

Shades of teal

The hex color #709F9E is a grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 62.4% green and 62% blue (112, 159, 158).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.14:1).

#709F9E color codes

HEX	`#709F9E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 159, 158)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 62.4%, 62%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 30%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 1%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.26, -15.91, -4.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.26, 16.55, 195.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.25, 30.708, 36.938)`
Decimal	`7380894`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709F9E, 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 #709F9E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#709F9E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.14:1	Pass	Pass	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 #709F9E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709f9e; }
.text { color: #709f9e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709f9e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 159 158 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709f9e, #70899f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #709F9E?: #709F9E is a grayish cyan, closest to the named color Cadet Blue. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709F9E?: The RGB value is 112, 159, 158: 112 red, 159 green and 158 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709F9E?: The complementary color is #9F7071, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709F9E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.14:1 and white text 2.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.