What color is #708163?

#708163 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 #708163?

The RGB value is 112, 129, 99: 112 red, 129 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708163?

The complementary color is #746381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708163?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708163 color

#708163 rgb(112, 129, 99)

Shades of green

The hex color #708163 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.6% green and 38.8% blue (112, 129, 99).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 13% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.01:1).

#708163 color codes

HEX	`#708163`
RGB	`rgb(112, 129, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.6%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 13%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 23%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 23%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.89, -12.11, 14.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.89, 18.7, 130.36)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.784, 20.046, 14.787)`
Decimal	`7373155`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708163, 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 #708163	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708163 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.19:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.01:1	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 #708163 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708163; }
.text { color: #708163; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708163; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 129 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708163, #638165); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708163?: #708163 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 #708163?: The RGB value is 112, 129, 99: 112 red, 129 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708163?: The complementary color is #746381, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708163?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and white text 4.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.