What color is #708470?

#708470 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708470?

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

What is the complementary color of #708470?

The complementary color is #847084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708470?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708470 color

#708470 rgb(112, 132, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #708470 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 8% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.22:1).

#708470 color codes

HEX	`#708470`
RGB	`rgb(112, 132, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 15%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.08, -11.37, 8.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.08, 14.14, 143.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.857, 21.117, 18.461)`
Decimal	`7373936`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708470, 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 #708470	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708470 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.22:1	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 #708470 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708470; }
.text { color: #708470; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708470; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 132 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708470, #70847a); }

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Questions

What color is #708470?: #708470 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708470?: The RGB value is 112, 132, 112: 112 red, 132 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708470?: The complementary color is #847084, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708470?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.22:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.