What color is #709175?

#709175 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709175?

The RGB value is 112, 145, 117: 112 red, 145 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709175?

The complementary color is #91708C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709175?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709175 color

#709175 rgb(112, 145, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #709175 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 56.9% green and 45.9% blue (112, 145, 117).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 13% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 19% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6:1).

#709175 color codes

HEX	`#709175`
RGB	`rgb(112, 145, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 56.9%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 13%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 23%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 19%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.06, -17.41, 11.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.06, 20.68, 147.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.018, 24.979, 20.593)`
Decimal	`7377269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709175, 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 #709175	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709175 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6:1	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 #709175 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709175; }
.text { color: #709175; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709175; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 145 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709175, #709186); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #709175?: #709175 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709175?: The RGB value is 112, 145, 117: 112 red, 145 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709175?: The complementary color is #91708C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709175?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6:1 and white text 3.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.