What color is #707D62?

#707D62 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 #707D62?

The RGB value is 112, 125, 98: 112 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707D62?

The complementary color is #6F627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707D62?

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.

#707D62 color

#707D62 rgb(112, 125, 98)

Shades of green

The hex color #707D62 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49% green and 38.4% blue (112, 125, 98).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 12% 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 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#707D62 color codes

HEX	`#707D62`
RGB	`rgb(112, 125, 98)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49%, 38.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 12%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 22%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 0%, 22%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.68, -10.08, 13.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.68, 16.57, 127.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.22, 18.994, 14.365)`
Decimal	`7372130`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707D62, 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 #707D62	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.8:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707D62 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 #707D62 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707d62; }
.text { color: #707d62; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707d62; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 125 98 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707d62, #627d62); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #707D62?: #707D62 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 #707D62?: The RGB value is 112, 125, 98: 112 red, 125 green and 98 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707D62?: The complementary color is #6F627D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707D62?: 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.