What color is #70755C?

#70755C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70755C?

The RGB value is 112, 117, 92: 112 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70755C?

The complementary color is #615C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70755C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70755C color

#70755C rgb(112, 117, 92)

Shades of green

The hex color #70755C is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.9% green and 36.1% blue (112, 117, 92).

Its hue angle is 72°, with 12% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.79:1).

#70755C color codes

HEX	`#70755C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 117, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.9%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(72, 12%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(72, 21%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 21%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.18, -6.61, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.18, 14.75, 116.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.975, 16.94, 12.604)`
Decimal	`7370076`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70755C, 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 #70755C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70755C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.39:1	Fail	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 #70755C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70755c; }
.text { color: #70755c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70755c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 117 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70755c, #64755c); }

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Questions

What color is #70755C?: #70755C is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Dill. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70755C?: The RGB value is 112, 117, 92: 112 red, 117 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70755C?: The complementary color is #615C75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70755C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.39:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.