What color is #709C75?

#709C75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709C75?

The RGB value is 112, 156, 117: 112 red, 156 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709C75?

The complementary color is #9C7097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709C75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709C75 color

#709C75 rgb(112, 156, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #709C75 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 61.2% green and 45.9% blue (112, 156, 117).

Its hue angle is 127°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.7:1).

#709C75 color codes

HEX	`#709C75`
RGB	`rgb(112, 156, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 61.2%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(127, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(127, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 25%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.34, -23.09, 15.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.34, 27.95, 145.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.78, 28.505, 21.181)`
Decimal	`7380085`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709C75, 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 #709C75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.7:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709C75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.7:1	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 #709C75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709c75; }
.text { color: #709c75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709c75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 156 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709c75, #709c8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage Green.

Questions

What color is #709C75?: #709C75 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709C75?: The RGB value is 112, 156, 117: 112 red, 156 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709C75?: The complementary color is #9C7097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709C75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.7:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.