What color is #707460?

#707460 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707460?

The RGB value is 112, 116, 96: 112 red, 116 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707460?

The complementary color is #646074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707460?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707460 color

#707460 rgb(112, 116, 96)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707460 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.5% green and 37.6% blue (112, 116, 96).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 9% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#707460 color codes

HEX	`#707460`
RGB	`rgb(112, 116, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 9%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 17%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 17%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.98, -5.35, 10.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.98, 11.84, 116.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.039, 16.78, 13.511)`
Decimal	`7369824`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707460, 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 #707460	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.36:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707460 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.36:1	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 #707460 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707460; }
.text { color: #707460; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707460; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 116 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707460, #667460); }

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Questions

What color is #707460?: #707460 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707460?: The RGB value is 112, 116, 96: 112 red, 116 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707460?: The complementary color is #646074, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707460?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.36:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.