What color is #709F6C?

#709F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #709F6C?

The RGB value is 112, 159, 108: 112 red, 159 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #709F6C?

The complementary color is #9B6C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #709F6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#709F6C color

#709F6C rgb(112, 159, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #709F6C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 62.4% green and 42.4% blue (112, 159, 108).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 21% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Leafy (#679B6A), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.86:1).

#709F6C color codes

HEX	`#709F6C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 159, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 62.4%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 21%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 32%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.07, -26.18, 21.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.07, 34.01, 140.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.786, 29.323, 18.696)`
Decimal	`7380844`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #709F6C, 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 #709F6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.86:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#709F6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.86:1	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 #709F6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #709f6c; }
.text { color: #709f6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #709f6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 159 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #709f6c, #6c9f82); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #709F6C?: #709F6C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Leafy. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #709F6C?: The RGB value is 112, 159, 108: 112 red, 159 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #709F6C?: The complementary color is #9B6C9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #709F6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.86:1 and white text 3.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.