What color is #708E5D?

#708E5D 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 #708E5D?

The RGB value is 112, 142, 93: 112 red, 142 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708E5D?

The complementary color is #7B5D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708E5D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708E5D color

#708E5D rgb(112, 142, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #708E5D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 55.7% green and 36.5% blue (112, 142, 93).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 21% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#708E5D color codes

HEX	`#708E5D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 142, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 55.7%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 21%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 35%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 35%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.67, -20.02, 22.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.67, 30.32, 131.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.33, 23.581, 13.94)`
Decimal	`7376477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708E5D, 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 #708E5D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708E5D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	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 #708E5D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708e5d; }
.text { color: #708e5d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708e5d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 142 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708e5d, #5d8e63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #708E5D?: #708E5D 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 #708E5D?: The RGB value is 112, 142, 93: 112 red, 142 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708E5D?: The complementary color is #7B5D8E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708E5D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.72:1 and white text 3.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.