What color is #708C76?

#708C76 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 #708C76?

The RGB value is 112, 140, 118: 112 red, 140 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708C76?

The complementary color is #8C7086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708C76?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708C76 color

#708C76 rgb(112, 140, 118)

Shades of green

The hex color #708C76 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 54.9% green and 46.3% blue (112, 140, 118).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 11% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.7:1).

#708C76 color codes

HEX	`#708C76`
RGB	`rgb(112, 140, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 54.9%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 11%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 20%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 0%, 16%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.59, -14.55, 8.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.59, 16.86, 149.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.329, 23.508, 20.655)`
Decimal	`7375990`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708C76, 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 #708C76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708C76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.68:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.7:1	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 #708C76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708c76; }
.text { color: #708c76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708c76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 140 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708c76, #708c84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708C76?: #708C76 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 #708C76?: The RGB value is 112, 140, 118: 112 red, 140 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708C76?: The complementary color is #8C7086, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708C76?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.7:1 and white text 3.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.