What color is #70856B?

#70856B 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 #70856B?

The RGB value is 112, 133, 107: 112 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70856B?

The complementary color is #806B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70856B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70856B color

#70856B rgb(112, 133, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #70856B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.2% green and 42% blue (112, 133, 107).

Its hue angle is 108°, with 11% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.26:1).

#70856B color codes

HEX	`#70856B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 133, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(108, 11%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(108, 20%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.26, -12.87, 11.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.26, 17.28, 138.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.723, 21.281, 17.081)`
Decimal	`7374187`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70856B, 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 #70856B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.26:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70856B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.26:1	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 #70856B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70856b; }
.text { color: #70856b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70856b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 133 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70856b, #6b8573); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #70856B?: #70856B 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 #70856B?: The RGB value is 112, 133, 107: 112 red, 133 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70856B?: The complementary color is #806B85, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70856B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.26:1 and white text 4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.