What color is #708E70?

#708E70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708E70?

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

What is the complementary color of #708E70?

The complementary color is #8E708E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708E70?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708E70 color

#708E70 rgb(112, 142, 112)

Shades of green

The hex color #708E70 is a grayish green.

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

Its hue angle is 120°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#708E70 color codes

HEX	`#708E70`
RGB	`rgb(112, 142, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 55.7%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(120, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(120, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 21%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.05, -16.77, 12.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.05, 20.97, 143.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.279, 23.96, 18.935)`
Decimal	`7376496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708E70, 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 #708E70	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708E70 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.63:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	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 #708E70 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708e70; }
.text { color: #708e70; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708e70; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 142 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708e70, #708e7f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #708E70?: #708E70 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708E70?: The RGB value is 112, 142, 112: 112 red, 142 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708E70?: The complementary color is #8E708E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708E70?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.79:1 and white text 3.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.