What color is #707966?

#707966 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707966?

The RGB value is 112, 121, 102: 112 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707966?

The complementary color is #6F6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707966?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707966 color

#707966 rgb(112, 121, 102)

Shades of gray

The hex color #707966 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.5% green and 40% blue (112, 121, 102).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 9% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Camo Clay (#747F71), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#707966 color codes

HEX	`#707966`
RGB	`rgb(112, 121, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.5%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 9%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 16%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 16%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.59, -7.12, 9.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.59, 11.71, 127.45)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.917, 18.079, 15.219)`
Decimal	`7371110`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707966, 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 #707966	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707966 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	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 #707966 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707966; }
.text { color: #707966; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707966; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 121 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707966, #677966); }

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Questions

What color is #707966?: #707966 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Camo Clay. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707966?: The RGB value is 112, 121, 102: 112 red, 121 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707966?: The complementary color is #6F6679, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707966?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.62:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.