What color is #708C5B?

#708C5B 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 #708C5B?

The RGB value is 112, 140, 91: 112 red, 140 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708C5B?

The complementary color is #775B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708C5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708C5B color

#708C5B rgb(112, 140, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #708C5B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.9% green and 35.7% blue (112, 140, 91).

Its hue angle is 94°, with 21% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#708C5B color codes

HEX	`#708C5B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 140, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.9%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(94, 21%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(94, 35%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 35%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.03, -19.29, 23.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.03, 30.04, 129.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.948, 22.956, 13.381)`
Decimal	`7375963`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708C5B, 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 #708C5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.76:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708C5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.76:1	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 #708C5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708c5b; }
.text { color: #708c5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708c5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 140 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708c5b, #5b8c5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #708C5B?: #708C5B 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 #708C5B?: The RGB value is 112, 140, 91: 112 red, 140 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708C5B?: The complementary color is #775B8C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708C5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 and white text 3.76:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.