What color is #709473?

#709473 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709473?

The RGB value is 112, 148, 115: 112 red, 148 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709473?

The complementary color is #947091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709473?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709473 color

#709473 rgb(112, 148, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #709473 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 58% green and 45.1% blue (112, 148, 115).

Its hue angle is 125°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.17:1).

#709473 color codes

HEX	`#709473`
RGB	`rgb(112, 148, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 58%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(125, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(125, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 22%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.91, -19.36, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.91, 23.59, 145.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.366, 25.862, 20.135)`
Decimal	`7378035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709473, 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 #709473	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709473 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.17:1	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 #709473 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709473; }
.text { color: #709473; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709473; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 148 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709473, #709485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #709473?: #709473 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709473?: The RGB value is 112, 148, 115: 112 red, 148 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709473?: The complementary color is #947091, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709473?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.17:1 and white text 3.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.