What color is #708972?

#708972 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 #708972?

The RGB value is 112, 137, 114: 112 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708972?

The complementary color is #897087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708972?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708972 color

#708972 rgb(112, 137, 114)

Shades of green

The hex color #708972 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.7% green and 44.7% blue (112, 137, 114).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.51:1).

#708972 color codes

HEX	`#708972`
RGB	`rgb(112, 137, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.7%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 17%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.61, -13.72, 9.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.61, 16.64, 145.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.664, 22.551, 19.286)`
Decimal	`7375218`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708972, 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 #708972	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708972 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.81:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.51:1	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 #708972 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708972; }
.text { color: #708972; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708972; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 137 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708972, #70897e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708972?: #708972 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 #708972?: The RGB value is 112, 137, 114: 112 red, 137 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708972?: The complementary color is #897087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708972?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.51:1 and white text 3.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.