What color is #709160?

#709160 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 #709160?

The RGB value is 112, 145, 96: 112 red, 145 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709160?

The complementary color is #816091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709160?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709160 color

#709160 rgb(112, 145, 96)

Shades of green

The hex color #709160 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 56.9% green and 37.6% blue (112, 145, 96).

Its hue angle is 100°, with 20% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.91:1).

#709160 color codes

HEX	`#709160`
RGB	`rgb(112, 145, 96)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 56.9%, 37.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(100, 20%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(100, 34%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 34%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.62, -21.1, 22.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.62, 30.75, 133.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.918, 24.54, 14.804)`
Decimal	`7377248`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709160, 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 #709160	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709160 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.55:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.91:1	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 #709160 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709160; }
.text { color: #709160; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709160; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 145 96 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709160, #609169); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #709160?: #709160 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 #709160?: The RGB value is 112, 145, 96: 112 red, 145 green and 96 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709160?: The complementary color is #816091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709160?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.91:1 and white text 3.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.