What color is #707B63?

#707B63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707B63?

The RGB value is 112, 123, 99: 112 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707B63?

The complementary color is #6E637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707B63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707B63 color

#707B63 rgb(112, 123, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #707B63 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 48.2% green and 38.8% blue (112, 123, 99).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 11% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.7:1).

#707B63 color codes

HEX	`#707B63`
RGB	`rgb(112, 123, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 48.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 11%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 20%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 20%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.11, -8.79, 11.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.11, 14.69, 126.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.017, 18.511, 14.531)`
Decimal	`7371619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707B63, 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 #707B63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707B63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.7:1	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 #707B63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707b63; }
.text { color: #707b63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707b63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 123 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707b63, #647b63); }

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Questions

What color is #707B63?: #707B63 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707B63?: The RGB value is 112, 123, 99: 112 red, 123 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707B63?: The complementary color is #6E637B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707B63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.7:1 and white text 4.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.