What color is #709661?

#709661 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709661?

The RGB value is 112, 150, 97: 112 red, 150 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709661?

The complementary color is #876196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709661?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709661 color

#709661 rgb(112, 150, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #709661 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 58.8% green and 38% blue (112, 150, 97).

Its hue angle is 103°, with 21% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 35% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Mosslands (#779966), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.22:1).

#709661 color codes

HEX	`#709661`
RGB	`rgb(112, 150, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 58.8%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(103, 21%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(103, 35%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 35%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.15, -23.49, 23.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.15, 33.47, 134.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.746, 26.12, 15.308)`
Decimal	`7378529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709661, 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 #709661	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.22:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709661 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.37:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.22:1	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 #709661 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709661; }
.text { color: #709661; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709661; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 150 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709661, #61966d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #709661?: #709661 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Mosslands. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709661?: The RGB value is 112, 150, 97: 112 red, 150 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709661?: The complementary color is #876196, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709661?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.22:1 and white text 3.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.