What color is #707452?

#707452 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707452?

The RGB value is 112, 116, 82: 112 red, 116 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707452?

The complementary color is #565274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707452?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707452 color

#707452 rgb(112, 116, 82)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #707452 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.5% green and 32.2% blue (112, 116, 82).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 17% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#707452 color codes

HEX	`#707452`
RGB	`rgb(112, 116, 82)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.5%, 32.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 17%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 29%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 29%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.68, -7.63, 18.33)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.68, 19.86, 112.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.45, 16.545, 10.413)`
Decimal	`7369810`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707452, 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 #707452	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707452 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	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 #707452 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707452; }
.text { color: #707452; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707452; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 116 82 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707452, #5f7452); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #707452?: #707452 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707452?: The RGB value is 112, 116, 82: 112 red, 116 green and 82 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707452?: The complementary color is #565274, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707452?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.31:1 and white text 4.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.