What color is #708983?

#708983 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 #708983?

The RGB value is 112, 137, 131: 112 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708983?

The complementary color is #897076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708983?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708983 color

#708983 rgb(112, 137, 131)

Shades of gray

The hex color #708983 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.7% green and 51.4% blue (112, 137, 131).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.59:1).

#708983 color codes

HEX	`#708983`
RGB	`rgb(112, 137, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.7%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.05, -10.21, 0.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.05, 10.22, 178.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.723, 22.974, 24.864)`
Decimal	`7375235`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708983, 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 #708983	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708983 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.59:1	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 #708983 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708983; }
.text { color: #708983; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708983; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 137 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708983, #708389); }

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Questions

What color is #708983?: #708983 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 #708983?: The RGB value is 112, 137, 131: 112 red, 137 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708983?: The complementary color is #897076, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708983?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.