What color is #709E46?

#709E46 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709E46?

The RGB value is 112, 158, 70: 112 red, 158 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709E46?

The complementary color is #74469E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709E46?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709E46 color

#709E46 rgb(112, 158, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #709E46 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 62% green and 27.5% blue (112, 158, 70).

Its hue angle is 91°, with 39% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 29% cyan, 0% magenta, 56% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Mossy Glossy (#789B4A), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.67:1).

#709E46 color codes

HEX	`#709E46`
RGB	`rgb(112, 158, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 62%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(91, 39%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(91, 56%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(29%, 0%, 56%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.19, -30.96, 40.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.19, 50.99, 127.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.014, 28.34, 10.209)`
Decimal	`7380550`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709E46, 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 #709E46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.67:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709E46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.67:1	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 #709E46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709e46; }
.text { color: #709e46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709e46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 158 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709e46, #469e48); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Basil.

Questions

What color is #709E46?: #709E46 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Mossy Glossy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709E46?: The RGB value is 112, 158, 70: 112 red, 158 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709E46?: The complementary color is #74469E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709E46?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.67:1 and white text 3.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.