What color is #708583?

#708583 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708583?

The RGB value is 112, 133, 131: 112 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708583?

The complementary color is #857072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708583?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708583 color

#708583 rgb(112, 133, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708583 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.2% green and 51.4% blue (112, 133, 131).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#708583 color codes

HEX	`#708583`
RGB	`rgb(112, 133, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.2%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 2%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.88, -7.99, -1.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.88, 8.12, 190.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.165, 21.858, 24.678)`
Decimal	`7374211`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708583, 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 #708583	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708583 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #708583 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708583; }
.text { color: #708583; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708583; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 133 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708583, #707d85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708583?: #708583 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708583?: The RGB value is 112, 133, 131: 112 red, 133 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708583?: The complementary color is #857072, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708583?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.