What color is #708D73?

#708D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708D73?

The RGB value is 112, 141, 115: 112 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708D73?

The complementary color is #8D708A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708D73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708D73 color

#708D73 rgb(112, 141, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #708D73 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 55.3% green and 45.1% blue (112, 141, 115).

Its hue angle is 126°, with 11% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.75:1).

#708D73 color codes

HEX	`#708D73`
RGB	`rgb(112, 141, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 55.3%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(126, 11%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(126, 21%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 18%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.82, -15.67, 10.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.82, 18.9, 146.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.301, 23.732, 19.78)`
Decimal	`7376243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708D73, 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 #708D73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708D73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.65:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.75:1	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 #708D73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708d73; }
.text { color: #708d73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708d73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 141 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708d73, #708d82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708D73?: #708D73 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708D73?: The RGB value is 112, 141, 115: 112 red, 141 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708D73?: The complementary color is #8D708A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708D73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.75:1 and white text 3.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.