What color is #70815D?

#70815D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70815D?

The RGB value is 112, 129, 93: 112 red, 129 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70815D?

The complementary color is #6E5D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70815D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70815D color

#70815D rgb(112, 129, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #70815D is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 50.6% green and 36.5% blue (112, 129, 93).

Its hue angle is 88°, with 16% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald City (#6A7E5F), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.99:1).

#70815D color codes

HEX	`#70815D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 129, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 50.6%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(88, 16%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(88, 28%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 0%, 28%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.76, -13.12, 17.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.76, 21.89, 126.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.508, 19.935, 13.332)`
Decimal	`7373149`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70815D, 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 #70815D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70815D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.21:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.99:1	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 #70815D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70815d; }
.text { color: #70815d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70815d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 129 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70815d, #5e815d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Warm Gray.

Questions

What color is #70815D?: #70815D is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Emerald City. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70815D?: The RGB value is 112, 129, 93: 112 red, 129 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70815D?: The complementary color is #6E5D81, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70815D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 and white text 4.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.