What color is #708457?

#708457 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708457?

The RGB value is 112, 132, 87: 112 red, 132 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708457?

The complementary color is #6B5784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708457?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708457 color

#708457 rgb(112, 132, 87)

Shades of green

The hex color #708457 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.8% green and 34.1% blue (112, 132, 87).

Its hue angle is 87°, with 21% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.13:1).

#708457 color codes

HEX	`#708457`
RGB	`rgb(112, 132, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.8%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(87, 21%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(87, 34%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 34%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.55, -15.68, 21.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.55, 27, 125.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.653, 20.635, 12.121)`
Decimal	`7373911`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708457, 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 #708457	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708457 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.13:1	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 #708457 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708457; }
.text { color: #708457; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708457; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 132 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708457, #598457); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #708457?: #708457 is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Moss Gardens. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708457?: The RGB value is 112, 132, 87: 112 red, 132 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708457?: The complementary color is #6B5784, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708457?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.