What color is #708770?

#708770 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 #708770?

The RGB value is 112, 135, 112: 112 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708770?

The complementary color is #877087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708770 color

#708770 rgb(112, 135, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #708770 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.9% green and 43.9% blue (112, 135, 112).

Its hue angle is 120°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 0.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#708770 color codes

HEX	`#708770`
RGB	`rgb(112, 135, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.9%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 17%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.97, -13.02, 9.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.97, 16.21, 143.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.27, 21.942, 18.599)`
Decimal	`7374704`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708770, 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 #708770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #708770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708770; }
.text { color: #708770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 135 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708770, #70877c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708770?: #708770 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 #708770?: The RGB value is 112, 135, 112: 112 red, 135 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708770?: The complementary color is #877087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.