What color is #708A78?

#708A78 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 #708A78?

The RGB value is 112, 138, 120: 112 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708A78?

The complementary color is #8A7082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708A78?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708A78 color

#708A78 rgb(112, 138, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #708A78 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.1% green and 47.1% blue (112, 138, 120).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.6:1).

#708A78 color codes

HEX	`#708A78`
RGB	`rgb(112, 138, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.1%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 19%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.05, -13.07, 6.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.05, 14.64, 153.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.16, 22.977, 21.191)`
Decimal	`7375480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708A78, 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 #708A78	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708A78 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.75:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.6:1	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 #708A78 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708a78; }
.text { color: #708a78; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708a78; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 138 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708a78, #708a85); }

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Questions

What color is #708A78?: #708A78 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 #708A78?: The RGB value is 112, 138, 120: 112 red, 138 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708A78?: The complementary color is #8A7082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708A78?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.6:1 and white text 3.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.