What color is #709C85?

#709C85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709C85?

The RGB value is 112, 156, 133: 112 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709C85?

The complementary color is #9C7087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709C85?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709C85 color

#709C85 rgb(112, 156, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #709C85 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 61.2% green and 52.2% blue (112, 156, 133).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.78:1).

#709C85 color codes

HEX	`#709C85`
RGB	`rgb(112, 156, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 61.2%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 15%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.71, -19.94, 7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.71, 21.23, 159.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.803, 28.914, 26.565)`
Decimal	`7380101`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709C85, 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 #709C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.78:1	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 #709C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709c85; }
.text { color: #709c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 156 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709c85, #709c9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Juniper.

Questions

What color is #709C85?: #709C85 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709C85?: The RGB value is 112, 156, 133: 112 red, 156 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709C85?: The complementary color is #9C7087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709C85?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.78:1 and white text 3.1:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.