What color is #70857B?

#70857B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70857B?

The RGB value is 112, 133, 123: 112 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70857B?

The complementary color is #85707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70857B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70857B color

#70857B rgb(112, 133, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70857B is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.2% green and 48.2% blue (112, 133, 123).

Its hue angle is 151°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Smoke (#738276), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.33:1).

#70857B color codes

HEX	`#70857B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 133, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(151, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(151, 16%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 0%, 8%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.65, -9.71, 2.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.65, 10.12, 163.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.644, 21.649, 21.932)`
Decimal	`7374203`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70857B, 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 #70857B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70857B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.94:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.33:1	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 #70857B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70857b; }
.text { color: #70857b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70857b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 133 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70857b, #708585); }

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Questions

What color is #70857B?: #70857B is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Smoke. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70857B?: The RGB value is 112, 133, 123: 112 red, 133 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70857B?: The complementary color is #85707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70857B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.33:1 and white text 3.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.