What color is #708471?

#708471 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 #708471?

The RGB value is 112, 132, 113: 112 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708471?

The complementary color is #847083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708471?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708471 color

#708471 rgb(112, 132, 113)

Shades of green

The hex color #708471 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.8% green and 44.3% blue (112, 132, 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 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.23:1).

#708471 color codes

HEX	`#708471`
RGB	`rgb(112, 132, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(123, 8%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(123, 15%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 14%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.1, -11.18, 7.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.1, 13.67, 144.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.913, 21.139, 18.756)`
Decimal	`7373937`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708471, 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 #708471	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.23:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708471 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.23:1	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 #708471 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708471; }
.text { color: #708471; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708471; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 132 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708471, #70847b); }

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Questions

What color is #708471?: #708471 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 #708471?: The RGB value is 112, 132, 113: 112 red, 132 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708471?: The complementary color is #847083, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708471?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.23:1 and white text 4.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.