What color is #707D61?

#707D61 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 #707D61?

The RGB value is 112, 125, 97: 112 red, 125 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707D61?

The complementary color is #6E617D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707D61?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707D61 color

#707D61 rgb(112, 125, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #707D61 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49% green and 38% blue (112, 125, 97).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 13% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.8:1).

#707D61 color codes

HEX	`#707D61`
RGB	`rgb(112, 125, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 13%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.66, -10.25, 13.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.66, 17.11, 126.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.173, 18.975, 14.117)`
Decimal	`7372129`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707D61, 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 #707D61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707D61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.8:1	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 #707D61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707d61; }
.text { color: #707d61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707d61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 125 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707d61, #627d61); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #707D61?: #707D61 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 #707D61?: The RGB value is 112, 125, 97: 112 red, 125 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707D61?: The complementary color is #6E617D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707D61?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 and white text 4.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.