What color is #707C5B?

#707C5B 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 #707C5B?

The RGB value is 112, 124, 91: 112 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707C5B?

The complementary color is #675B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707C5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707C5B color

#707C5B rgb(112, 124, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #707C5B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 48.6% green and 35.7% blue (112, 124, 91).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 15% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 27% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.72:1).

#707C5B color codes

HEX	`#707C5B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 124, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 48.6%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 15%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 27%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 27%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.23, -10.7, 16.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.23, 19.74, 122.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.778, 18.615, 12.657)`
Decimal	`7371867`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707C5B, 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 #707C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.45:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.72:1	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 #707C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707c5b; }
.text { color: #707c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 124 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707c5b, #607c5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #707C5B?: #707C5B 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 #707C5B?: The RGB value is 112, 124, 91: 112 red, 124 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707C5B?: The complementary color is #675B7C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.72:1 and white text 4.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.