What color is #708259?

#708259 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708259?

The RGB value is 112, 130, 89: 112 red, 130 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708259?

The complementary color is #6B5982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708259?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708259 color

#708259 rgb(112, 130, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #708259 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51% green and 34.9% blue (112, 130, 89).

Its hue angle is 86°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.03:1).

#708259 color codes

HEX	`#708259`
RGB	`rgb(112, 130, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(86, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(86, 32%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 0%, 32%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.99, -14.3, 20.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.99, 24.66, 125.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.468, 20.131, 12.467)`
Decimal	`7373401`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708259, 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 #708259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.03:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.03:1	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 #708259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708259; }
.text { color: #708259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 130 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708259, #5b8259); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #708259?: #708259 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708259?: The RGB value is 112, 130, 89: 112 red, 130 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708259?: The complementary color is #6B5982, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708259?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.03:1 and white text 4.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.