HEX atlas value

#708090

#708090 is a cool blue HEX color close to Slate Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 112, 128, 144, HSL 210, 13%, 50%, has luminance 0.209, and belongs to the muted group.

blue cool muted

#708090 Sample readable text

HEX #708090

RGB rgb(112, 128, 144)

HSL hsl(210 13% 50%)

CMYK cmyk(22, 11, 0, 44)

Luminance 0.209

Contrast Black 5.18:1White 4.05:1

CSS

--color-708090: #708090;
.background-708090 { background-color: #708090; }
.text-708090 { color: #708090; }

Luminance0.209

Black text5.18:1AA Pass

White text4.05:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#708090","rgb":[112,128,144],"hsl":[210,13,50],"cmyk":[22,11,0,44],"luminance":0.209,"contrast":{"black":5.18,"white":4.05}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":5.18,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.05,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#A3ADB8","hex":"#A3ADB8","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.23,"contrastWhite":2.28,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#47525C","hex":"#47525C","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.63,"contrastWhite":7.98,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#6F9090","hex":"#6F9090","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.07,"contrastWhite":3.46,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Light Slate Grey","hex":"#778899","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.77,"contrastWhite":3.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#90806F","hex":"#90806F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.5,"contrastWhite":3.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","muted","muted blue","Slate Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/708090.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/slate-grey.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/light-slate-gray.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#90806F","analogous":["#6F9090","#6F6F90"],"triadic":["#906F80","#80906F"],"tetradic":["#906F90","#90806F","#6F906F"],"splitComplementary":["#906F6F","#90906F"],"monochromatic":["#A3ADB8","#708090","#47525C"]}

Variants

{"light":"#A3ADB8","dark":"#47525C","saturated":"#537FAC","desaturated":"#808080","pastel":"#BFBFBF","neon":"#2994FF"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"slate-gray","name":"Slate Gray","hex":"#708090","distance":0},{"slug":"slate-grey","name":"Slate Grey","hex":"#708090","distance":0},{"slug":"light-slate-gray","name":"Light Slate Gray","hex":"#778899","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"light-slate-grey","name":"Light Slate Grey","hex":"#778899","distance":13.92838827718412},{"slug":"oxidized-copper","name":"Oxidized Copper","hex":"#6E7F80","distance":16.15549442140351}]

HEX meaning and use

About #708090

#708090 is classified as a cool blue value with muted visual character. #708090 is visually closest to Slate Gray, a named blue color with HEX #708090.

The RGB channels are 112, 128, and 144, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 210deg with 13% saturation and 50% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.209, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text5.18:1AA Pass

White text4.05:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #708090 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000005.18:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF4.05:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#A3ADB8#000000 text · best 9.23:1#A3ADB8

#47525C#FFFFFF text · best 7.98:1#47525C

#6F9090#000000 text · best 6.07:1#6F9090

Light Slate Grey#000000 text · best 5.77:1#778899

#90806F#000000 text · best 5.5:1#90806F

Generated Palette

Slate Grey#708090

#90806F#90806F

#6F9090#6F9090

#6F6F90#6F6F90

#A3ADB8#A3ADB8

#47525C#47525C

Color Harmonies

#90806F#90806F

#6F9090#6F9090

#6F6F90#6F6F90

#906F80#906F80

#80906F#80906F

Variants

#A3ADB8#A3ADB8

#47525C#47525C

#537FAC#537FAC

Grey#808080

#BFBFBF#BFBFBF

#2994FF#2994FF

Nearest Named Colors

Slate Gray#708090

Slate Grey#708090

Light Slate Gray#778899

Light Slate Grey#778899

Oxidized Copper#6E7F80

#708090

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #708090

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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