What color is #708459?

#708459 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 #708459?

The RGB value is 112, 132, 89: 112 red, 132 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708459?

The complementary color is #6D5984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708459?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708459 color

#708459 rgb(112, 132, 89)

Shades of green

The hex color #708459 is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.8% green and 34.9% blue (112, 132, 89).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 19% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Moss Gardens (#768B59), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#708459 color codes

HEX	`#708459`
RGB	`rgb(112, 132, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 19%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 33%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 33%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.58, -15.37, 20.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.58, 25.95, 126.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.736, 20.668, 12.557)`
Decimal	`7373913`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708459, 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 #708459	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.13:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708459 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	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 #708459 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708459; }
.text { color: #708459; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708459; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 132 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708459, #5a8459); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #708459?: #708459 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 #708459?: The RGB value is 112, 132, 89: 112 red, 132 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708459?: The complementary color is #6D5984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708459?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.13:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.