What color is #70836D?

#70836D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70836D?

The RGB value is 112, 131, 109: 112 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70836D?

The complementary color is #806D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70836D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70836D color

#70836D rgb(112, 131, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #70836D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.4% green and 42.7% blue (112, 131, 109).

Its hue angle is 112°, with 9% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.16:1).

#70836D color codes

HEX	`#70836D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 131, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.4%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(112, 9%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(112, 17%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 17%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.71, -11.4, 9.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.71, 14.91, 139.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.558, 20.781, 17.551)`
Decimal	`7373677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70836D, 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 #70836D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.16:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70836D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.16:1	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 #70836D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70836d; }
.text { color: #70836d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70836d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 131 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70836d, #6d8375); }

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Questions

What color is #70836D?: #70836D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Thyme and Place. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70836D?: The RGB value is 112, 131, 109: 112 red, 131 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70836D?: The complementary color is #806D83, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70836D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.16:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.