What color is #708064?

#708064 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708064?

The RGB value is 112, 128, 100: 112 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708064?

The complementary color is #746480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708064?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708064 color

#708064 rgb(112, 128, 100)

Shades of green

The hex color #708064 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.2% green and 39.2% blue (112, 128, 100).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 12% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#708064 color codes

HEX	`#708064`
RGB	`rgb(112, 128, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.2%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 12%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 22%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 22%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.61, -11.39, 13.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.61, 17.5, 130.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.701, 19.803, 14.997)`
Decimal	`7372900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708064, 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 #708064	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708064 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.23:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	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 #708064 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708064; }
.text { color: #708064; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708064; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 128 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708064, #648066); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708064?: #708064 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708064?: The RGB value is 112, 128, 100: 112 red, 128 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708064?: The complementary color is #746480, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708064?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 and white text 4.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.