What color is #70886B?

#70886B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70886B?

The RGB value is 112, 136, 107: 112 red, 136 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70886B?

The complementary color is #836B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70886B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70886B color

#70886B rgb(112, 136, 107)

Shades of green

The hex color #70886B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.3% green and 42% blue (112, 136, 107).

Its hue angle is 110°, with 12% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Toad (#748D70), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.42:1).

#70886B color codes

HEX	`#70886B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 136, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(110, 12%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(110, 21%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 21%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.15, -14.49, 12.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.15, 19.33, 138.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.139, 22.114, 17.22)`
Decimal	`7374955`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70886B, 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 #70886B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70886B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.87:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.42:1	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 #70886B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70886b; }
.text { color: #70886b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70886b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 136 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70886b, #6b8875); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #70886B?: #70886B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Toad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70886B?: The RGB value is 112, 136, 107: 112 red, 136 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70886B?: The complementary color is #836B88, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70886B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.42:1 and white text 3.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.