What color is #708F84?

#708F84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #708F84?

The RGB value is 112, 143, 132: 112 red, 143 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #708F84?

The complementary color is #8F707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #708F84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#708F84 color

#708F84 rgb(112, 143, 132)

Shades of green

The hex color #708F84 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 56.1% green and 51.8% blue (112, 143, 132).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 12% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#708F84 color codes

HEX	`#708F84`
RGB	`rgb(112, 143, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 56.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 12%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 22%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 8%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.84, -13.28, 2.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.84, 13.47, 170.27)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.668, 24.755, 25.515)`
Decimal	`7376772`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #708F84, 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 #708F84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#708F84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	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 #708F84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #708f84; }
.text { color: #708f84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #708f84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 143 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #708f84, #708b8f); }

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Questions

What color is #708F84?: #708F84 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #708F84?: The RGB value is 112, 143, 132: 112 red, 143 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #708F84?: The complementary color is #8F707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #708F84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.95:1 and white text 3.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.