What color is #708E82?

#708E82 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708E82?

The RGB value is 112, 142, 130: 112 red, 142 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708E82?

The complementary color is #8E707C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708E82?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708E82 color

#708E82 rgb(112, 142, 130)

Shades of green

The hex color #708E82 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 55.7% green and 51% blue (112, 142, 130).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 21% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.88:1).

#708E82 color codes

HEX	`#708E82`
RGB	`rgb(112, 142, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 55.7%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 21%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(21%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.49, -13.16, 2.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.49, 13.48, 167.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.383, 24.402, 24.751)`
Decimal	`7376514`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708E82, 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 #708E82	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708E82 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.57:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.88:1	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 #708E82 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708e82; }
.text { color: #708e82; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708e82; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 142 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708e82, #708b8e); }

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Questions

What color is #708E82?: #708E82 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708E82?: The RGB value is 112, 142, 130: 112 red, 142 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708E82?: The complementary color is #8E707C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708E82?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.88:1 and white text 3.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.