What color is #709D96?

#709D96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709D96?

The RGB value is 112, 157, 150: 112 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709D96?

The complementary color is #9D7077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709D96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709D96 color

#709D96 rgb(112, 157, 150)

Shades of teal

The hex color #709D96 is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 61.6% green and 58.8% blue (112, 157, 150).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 19% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.95:1).

#709D96 color codes

HEX	`#709D96`
RGB	`rgb(112, 157, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 61.6%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 19%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 29%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 4%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.45, -16.73, -1.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.45, 16.78, 184.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.242, 29.76, 33.315)`
Decimal	`7380374`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709D96, 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 #709D96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709D96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.95:1	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 #709D96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709d96; }
.text { color: #709d96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709d96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 157 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709d96, #708d9d); }

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Questions

What color is #709D96?: #709D96 is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709D96?: The RGB value is 112, 157, 150: 112 red, 157 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709D96?: The complementary color is #9D7077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709D96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.95:1 and white text 3.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.