What color is #708B00?

#708B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708B00?

The RGB value is 112, 139, 0: 112 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708B00?

The complementary color is #1B008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708B00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708B00 color

#708B00 rgb(112, 139, 0)

Shades of green

The hex color #708B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.5% green and 0% blue (112, 139, 0).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 100% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Olive Drab (#6B8E23), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.38:1).

#708B00 color codes

HEX	`#708B00`
RGB	`rgb(112, 139, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.5%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 100%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 100%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 100%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.93, -25.84, 57.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.93, 63.18, 114.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.915, 21.91, 3.391)`
Decimal	`7375616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708B00, 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 #708B00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708B00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.38:1	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 #708B00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708b00; }
.text { color: #708b00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708b00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 139 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708b00, #2a8b00); }

Background

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Border

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Questions

What color is #708B00?: #708B00 is a dark, vivid yellow-green, closest to the named color Olive Drab. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708B00?: The RGB value is 112, 139, 0: 112 red, 139 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708B00?: The complementary color is #1B008B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708B00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.