What color is #708371?

#708371 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708371?

The RGB value is 112, 131, 113: 112 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708371?

The complementary color is #837082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708371?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708371 color

#708371 rgb(112, 131, 113)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708371 is a gray.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.4% green and 44.3% blue (112, 131, 113).

Its hue angle is 123°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#708371 color codes

HEX	`#708371`
RGB	`rgb(112, 131, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 15%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.81, -10.63, 7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.81, 12.97, 145.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.778, 20.869, 18.711)`
Decimal	`7373681`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708371, 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 #708371	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708371 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #708371 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708371; }
.text { color: #708371; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708371; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 131 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708371, #70837a); }

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Questions

What color is #708371?: #708371 is a gray, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708371?: The RGB value is 112, 131, 113: 112 red, 131 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708371?: The complementary color is #837082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708371?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.