What color is #708575?

#708575 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708575?

The RGB value is 112, 133, 117: 112 red, 133 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708575?

The complementary color is #857080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708575?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708575 color

#708575 rgb(112, 133, 117)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708575 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.2% green and 45.9% blue (112, 133, 117).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Ecological (#677F70), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#708575 color codes

HEX	`#708575`
RGB	`rgb(112, 133, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 12%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.5, -10.94, 6.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.5, 12.53, 150.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.28, 21.504, 20.014)`
Decimal	`7374197`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708575, 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 #708575	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708575 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #708575 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708575; }
.text { color: #708575; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708575; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 133 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708575, #70857f); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #708575?: #708575 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Ecological. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708575?: The RGB value is 112, 133, 117: 112 red, 133 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708575?: The complementary color is #857080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708575?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.