What color is #707F53?

#707F53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #707F53?

The RGB value is 112, 127, 83: 112 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #707F53?

The complementary color is #62537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #707F53?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#707F53 color

#707F53 rgb(112, 127, 83)

Shades of green

The hex color #707F53 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 49.8% green and 32.5% blue (112, 127, 83).

Its hue angle is 80°, with 21% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Beyond the Pines (#688049), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#707F53 color codes

HEX	`#707F53`
RGB	`rgb(112, 127, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 49.8%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(80, 21%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(80, 35%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 0%, 35%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -13.58, 22.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 25.98, 121.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.833, 19.248, 11.063)`
Decimal	`7372627`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #707F53, 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 #707F53	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#707F53 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #707F53 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #707f53; }
.text { color: #707f53; }
.border { border: 2px solid #707f53; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 127 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #707f53, #5a7f53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #707F53?: #707F53 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Beyond the Pines. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #707F53?: The RGB value is 112, 127, 83: 112 red, 127 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #707F53?: The complementary color is #62537F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #707F53?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.