What color is #708B79?

#708B79 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 #708B79?

The RGB value is 112, 139, 121: 112 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708B79?

The complementary color is #8B7082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708B79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708B79 color

#708B79 rgb(112, 139, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #708B79 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.5% green and 47.5% blue (112, 139, 121).

Its hue angle is 140°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 19% cyan, 0% magenta, 13% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#708B79 color codes

HEX	`#708B79`
RGB	`rgb(112, 139, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.5%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(140, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(140, 19%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(19%, 0%, 13%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.37, -13.41, 6.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.37, 14.9, 154.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.365, 23.29, 21.561)`
Decimal	`7375737`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708B79, 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 #708B79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708B79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #708B79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708b79; }
.text { color: #708b79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708b79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 139 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708b79, #708b87); }

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Questions

What color is #708B79?: #708B79 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 #708B79?: The RGB value is 112, 139, 121: 112 red, 139 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708B79?: The complementary color is #8B7082, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708B79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.