What color is #707346?

#707346 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707346?

The RGB value is 112, 115, 70: 112 red, 115 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707346?

The complementary color is #494673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707346?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707346 color

#707346 rgb(112, 115, 70)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #707346 is a dark, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.1% green and 27.5% blue (112, 115, 70).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 24% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tree Hugger (#79774A), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#707346 color codes

HEX	`#707346`
RGB	`rgb(112, 115, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.1%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 24%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 39%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 39%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.17, -8.74, 24.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.17, 26.04, 109.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.918, 16.149, 8.177)`
Decimal	`7369542`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707346, 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 #707346	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707346 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	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 #707346 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707346; }
.text { color: #707346; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707346; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 115 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707346, #5a7346); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #707346?: #707346 is a dark, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Tree Hugger. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707346?: The RGB value is 112, 115, 70: 112 red, 115 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707346?: The complementary color is #494673, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707346?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.23:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.