What color is #707A56?

#707A56 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707A56?

The RGB value is 112, 122, 86: 112 red, 122 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707A56?

The complementary color is #60567A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707A56?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707A56 color

#707A56 rgb(112, 122, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #707A56 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.8% green and 33.7% blue (112, 122, 86).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 17% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#707A56 color codes

HEX	`#707A56`
RGB	`rgb(112, 122, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 17%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 30%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 0%, 30%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.54, -10.38, 18.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.54, 21.24, 119.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.321, 18.036, 11.476)`
Decimal	`7371350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707A56, 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 #707A56	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#707A56 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #707A56 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707a56; }
.text { color: #707a56; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707a56; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 122 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707a56, #5e7a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #707A56?: #707A56 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707A56?: The RGB value is 112, 122, 86: 112 red, 122 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707A56?: The complementary color is #60567A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707A56?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.