What color is #708981?

#708981 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 #708981?

The RGB value is 112, 137, 129: 112 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708981?

The complementary color is #897078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708981?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708981 color

#708981 rgb(112, 137, 129)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708981 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.7% green and 50.6% blue (112, 137, 129).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.58:1).

#708981 color codes

HEX	`#708981`
RGB	`rgb(112, 137, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.7%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 6%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.99, -10.65, 1.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.99, 10.73, 172.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.589, 22.92, 24.157)`
Decimal	`7375233`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708981, 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 #708981	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.58:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708981 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.58:1	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 #708981 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708981; }
.text { color: #708981; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708981; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 137 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708981, #708589); }

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Questions

What color is #708981?: #708981 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 #708981?: The RGB value is 112, 137, 129: 112 red, 137 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708981?: The complementary color is #897078, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708981?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.58:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.