Close to Air Force Blue
#708AAE
#708AAE is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 54.1% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #708AAE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #708AAE as they’d see it.
#708AAE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #708AAE
What color is #708AAE?
#708AAE is a mid-tone, muted blue, close to the color Air Force Blue. In RGB it’s made of 43.9% red, 54.1% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 215°, with 28% saturation and 56% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #708AAE in RGB?
#708AAE is rgb(112, 138, 174): 112 red, 138 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #708AAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(36, 21, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #708AAE?
PANTONE 2662 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #708AAE?
Its complement #9D8563 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.