What color is #708777?

#708777 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 #708777?

The RGB value is 112, 135, 119: 112 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708777?

The complementary color is #877080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708777?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708777 color

#708777 rgb(112, 135, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #708777 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.9% green and 46.7% blue (112, 135, 119).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#708777 color codes

HEX	`#708777`
RGB	`rgb(112, 135, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 12%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.14, -11.64, 5.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.14, 13.03, 153.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.675, 22.104, 20.732)`
Decimal	`7374711`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708777, 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 #708777	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708777 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #708777 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708777; }
.text { color: #708777; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708777; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 135 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708777, #708783); }

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Questions

What color is #708777?: #708777 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 #708777?: The RGB value is 112, 135, 119: 112 red, 135 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708777?: The complementary color is #877080, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708777?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.