What color is #70845B?

#70845B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70845B?

The RGB value is 112, 132, 91: 112 red, 132 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70845B?

The complementary color is #6F5B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70845B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70845B color

#70845B rgb(112, 132, 91)

Shades of green

The hex color #70845B is a grayish yellow-green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 51.8% green and 35.7% blue (112, 132, 91).

Its hue angle is 89°, with 18% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 15% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Green Relict (#7B8762), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#70845B color codes

HEX	`#70845B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 132, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 51.8%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(89, 18%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(89, 31%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(15%, 0%, 31%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.62, -15.06, 19.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.62, 24.89, 127.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.821, 20.702, 13.005)`
Decimal	`7373915`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70845B, 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 #70845B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70845B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	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 #70845B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70845b; }
.text { color: #70845b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70845b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 132 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70845b, #5c845b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Fern Green.

Questions

What color is #70845B?: #70845B is a grayish yellow-green, closest to the named color Green Relict. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70845B?: The RGB value is 112, 132, 91: 112 red, 132 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70845B?: The complementary color is #6F5B84, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70845B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.