What color is #70876B?

#70876B 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 #70876B?

The RGB value is 112, 135, 107: 112 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70876B?

The complementary color is #826B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70876B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70876B color

#70876B rgb(112, 135, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #70876B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.9% green and 42% blue (112, 135, 107).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 12% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Thyme and Place (#6F8770), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.37:1).

#70876B color codes

HEX	`#70876B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 135, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.9%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 12%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.85, -13.95, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.85, 18.65, 138.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.999, 21.834, 17.173)`
Decimal	`7374699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70876B, 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 #70876B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.37:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70876B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.91:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.37:1	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 #70876B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70876b; }
.text { color: #70876b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70876b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 135 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70876b, #6b8774); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #70876B?: #70876B 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 #70876B?: The RGB value is 112, 135, 107: 112 red, 135 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70876B?: The complementary color is #826B87, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70876B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.37:1 and white text 3.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.