What color is #708669?

#708669 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 #708669?

The RGB value is 112, 134, 105: 112 red, 134 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708669?

The complementary color is #7F6986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708669?

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.

#708669 color

#708669 rgb(112, 134, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #708669 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.5% green and 41.2% blue (112, 134, 105).

Its hue angle is 106°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#708669 color codes

HEX	`#708669`
RGB	`rgb(112, 134, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.5%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(106, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(106, 22%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 22%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.51, -13.77, 13.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.51, 18.97, 136.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.756, 21.515, 16.579)`
Decimal	`7374441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708669, 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 #708669	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708669 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 #708669 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708669; }
.text { color: #708669; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708669; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 134 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708669, #698670); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708669?: #708669 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 #708669?: The RGB value is 112, 134, 105: 112 red, 134 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708669?: The complementary color is #7F6986, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708669?: 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.