What color is #70755E?

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

What is the RGB value of #70755E?

The RGB value is 112, 117, 94: 112 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70755E?

The complementary color is #635E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70755E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70755E color

#70755E rgb(112, 117, 94)

Shades of green

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 45.9% green and 36.9% blue (112, 117, 94).

Its hue angle is 73°, with 11% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 54% black.

The closest named color is Mangrove (#757461), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.78:1).

#70755E color codes

HEX	`#70755E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 117, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 45.9%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(73, 11%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(73, 20%, 46%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 0%, 20%, 54%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.23, -6.27, 12.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.23, 13.61, 117.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.064, 16.976, 13.071)`
Decimal	`7370078`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70755E, 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 #70755E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70755E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.78:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.4:1	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 #70755E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70755e; }
.text { color: #70755e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70755e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 117 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70755e, #65755e); }

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Questions

What color is #70755E?: #70755E is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Mangrove. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70755E?: The RGB value is 112, 117, 94: 112 red, 117 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70755E?: The complementary color is #635E75, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70755E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.4:1 and white text 4.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.