What color is #70785D?

#70785D 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 #70785D?

The RGB value is 112, 120, 93: 112 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70785D?

The complementary color is #655D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70785D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70785D color

#70785D rgb(112, 120, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #70785D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.1% green and 36.5% blue (112, 120, 93).

Its hue angle is 78°, with 13% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#70785D color codes

HEX	`#70785D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 120, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.1%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(78, 13%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(78, 23%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 22%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.09, -8.13, 13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.09, 16.07, 120.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.374, 17.668, 12.954)`
Decimal	`7370845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70785D, 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 #70785D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.53:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70785D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.53:1	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 #70785D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70785d; }
.text { color: #70785d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70785d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 120 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70785d, #62785d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #70785D?: #70785D 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 #70785D?: The RGB value is 112, 120, 93: 112 red, 120 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70785D?: The complementary color is #655D78, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70785D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.53:1 and white text 4.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.