What color is #708B60?

#708B60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708B60?

The RGB value is 112, 139, 96: 112 red, 139 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708B60?

The complementary color is #7B608B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708B60?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708B60 color

#708B60 rgb(112, 139, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #708B60 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.5% green and 37.6% blue (112, 139, 96).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 18% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#708B60 color codes

HEX	`#708B60`
RGB	`rgb(112, 139, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.5%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 18%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 31%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 31%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.82, -17.98, 19.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.82, 26.86, 132.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.026, 22.754, 14.506)`
Decimal	`7375712`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708B60, 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 #708B60	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708B60 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #708B60 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708b60; }
.text { color: #708b60; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708b60; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 139 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708b60, #608b65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #708B60?: #708B60 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708B60?: The RGB value is 112, 139, 96: 112 red, 139 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708B60?: The complementary color is #7B608B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708B60?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.