What color is #707E57?

#707E57 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 #707E57?

The RGB value is 112, 126, 87: 112 red, 126 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707E57?

The complementary color is #65577E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707E57?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707E57 color

#707E57 rgb(112, 126, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #707E57 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.4% green and 34.1% blue (112, 126, 87).

Its hue angle is 82°, with 18% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.81:1).

#707E57 color codes

HEX	`#707E57`
RGB	`rgb(112, 126, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.4%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(82, 18%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(82, 31%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 0%, 31%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.75, -12.43, 19.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.75, 23.19, 122.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.863, 19.055, 11.857)`
Decimal	`7372375`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707E57, 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 #707E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.81:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.81:1	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 #707E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707e57; }
.text { color: #707e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 126 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707e57, #5d7e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #707E57?: #707E57 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 #707E57?: The RGB value is 112, 126, 87: 112 red, 126 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707E57?: The complementary color is #65577E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707E57?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.81:1 and white text 4.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.