What color is #709778?

#709778 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 #709778?

The RGB value is 112, 151, 120: 112 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709778?

The complementary color is #97708F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709778 color

#709778 rgb(112, 151, 120)

Shades of green

The hex color #709778 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 59.2% green and 47.1% blue (112, 151, 120).

Its hue angle is 132°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 41% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.39:1).

#709778 color codes

HEX	`#709778`
RGB	`rgb(112, 151, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 59.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(132, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(132, 26%, 59%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 21%, 41%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.91, -19.97, 12.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.91, 23.33, 148.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.138, 26.933, 21.851)`
Decimal	`7378808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709778, 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 #709778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.39:1	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 #709778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709778; }
.text { color: #709778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 151 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709778, #70978c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #709778?: #709778 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 #709778?: The RGB value is 112, 151, 120: 112 red, 151 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709778?: The complementary color is #97708F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.39:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.