What color is #709C91?

#709C91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709C91?

The RGB value is 112, 156, 145: 112 red, 156 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709C91?

The complementary color is #9C707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709C91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709C91 color

#709C91 rgb(112, 156, 145)

Shades of green

The hex color #709C91 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 61.2% green and 56.9% blue (112, 156, 145).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 18% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 39% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Oasis (#67A195), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#709C91 color codes

HEX	`#709C91`
RGB	`rgb(112, 156, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 61.2%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 18%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 28%, 61%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 0%, 7%, 39%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.01, -17.34, 0.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.01, 17.37, 176.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.68, 29.265, 31.184)`
Decimal	`7380113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709C91, 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 #709C91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709C91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	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 #709C91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709c91; }
.text { color: #709c91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709c91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 156 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709c91, #70919c); }

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Questions

What color is #709C91?: #709C91 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Oasis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709C91?: The RGB value is 112, 156, 145: 112 red, 156 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709C91?: The complementary color is #9C707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709C91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.