What color is #70897B?

#70897B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70897B?

The RGB value is 112, 137, 123: 112 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70897B?

The complementary color is #89707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70897B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70897B color

#70897B rgb(112, 137, 123)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70897B is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.7% green and 48.2% blue (112, 137, 123).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.55:1).

#70897B color codes

HEX	`#70897B`
RGB	`rgb(112, 137, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.7%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 10%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.83, -11.92, 4.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.83, 12.76, 159.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.202, 22.766, 22.118)`
Decimal	`7375227`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70897B, 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 #70897B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70897B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.78:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.55:1	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 #70897B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70897b; }
.text { color: #70897b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70897b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 137 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70897b, #708988); }

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Questions

What color is #70897B?: #70897B is a grayish green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70897B?: The RGB value is 112, 137, 123: 112 red, 137 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70897B?: The complementary color is #89707E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70897B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.55:1 and white text 3.78:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.