What color is #70795A?

#70795A 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 #70795A?

The RGB value is 112, 121, 90: 112 red, 121 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70795A?

The complementary color is #635A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70795A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70795A color

#70795A rgb(112, 121, 90)

Shades of green

The hex color #70795A is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 47.5% green and 35.3% blue (112, 121, 90).

Its hue angle is 77°, with 15% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Dill (#6F7755), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#70795A color codes

HEX	`#70795A`
RGB	`rgb(112, 121, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 47.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(77, 15%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(77, 26%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 26%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.32, -9.19, 15.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.32, 18.38, 119.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.365, 17.858, 12.308)`
Decimal	`7371098`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70795A, 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 #70795A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#70795A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	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 #70795A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70795a; }
.text { color: #70795a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70795a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 121 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70795a, #60795a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #70795A?: #70795A 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 #70795A?: The RGB value is 112, 121, 90: 112 red, 121 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70795A?: The complementary color is #635A79, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70795A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.57:1 and white text 4.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.