What color is #70877D?

#70877D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70877D?

The RGB value is 112, 135, 125: 112 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70877D?

The complementary color is #87707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70877D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70877D color

#70877D rgb(112, 135, 125)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70877D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 52.9% green and 49% blue (112, 135, 125).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 9% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Armour (#74857F), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.45:1).

#70877D color codes

HEX	`#70877D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 135, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 52.9%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 9%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 17%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 0%, 7%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.29, -10.4, 2.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.29, 10.73, 165.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.047, 22.253, 22.69)`
Decimal	`7374717`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70877D, 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 #70877D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.45:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70877D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.45:1	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 #70877D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70877d; }
.text { color: #70877d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70877d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 135 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70877d, #708687); }

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Questions

What color is #70877D?: #70877D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Armour. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70877D?: The RGB value is 112, 135, 125: 112 red, 135 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70877D?: The complementary color is #87707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70877D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.45:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.