What color is #70784B?

#70784B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70784B?

The RGB value is 112, 120, 75: 112 red, 120 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70784B?

The complementary color is #534B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70784B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70784B color

#70784B rgb(112, 120, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #70784B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.1% green and 29.4% blue (112, 120, 75).

Its hue angle is 71°, with 23% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 37% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Bonsai (#787B54), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#70784B color codes

HEX	`#70784B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 120, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.1%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(71, 23%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(71, 37%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 37%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.74, -10.87, 23.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.74, 26.11, 114.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.669, 17.386, 9.238)`
Decimal	`7370827`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70784B, 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 #70784B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.48:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70784B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.48:1	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 #70784B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70784b; }
.text { color: #70784b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70784b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 120 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70784b, #59784b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Olive Green.

Questions

What color is #70784B?: #70784B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Bonsai. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70784B?: The RGB value is 112, 120, 75: 112 red, 120 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70784B?: The complementary color is #534B78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70784B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.48:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.