What color is #70897E?

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

What is the RGB value of #70897E?

The RGB value is 112, 137, 126: 112 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70897E?

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

Is black or white text better on #70897E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70897E color

#70897E rgb(112, 137, 126)

Shades of gray

The hex color #70897E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 53.7% green and 49.4% blue (112, 137, 126).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 10% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Aloe Vera (#678779), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.57:1).

#70897E color codes

HEX	`#70897E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 137, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 53.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 10%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 18%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 0%, 8%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.91, -11.29, 2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.91, 11.66, 165.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.393, 22.842, 23.122)`
Decimal	`7375230`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70897E, 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 #70897E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70897E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.77:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.57:1	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 #70897E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70897e; }
.text { color: #70897e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70897e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 137 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70897e, #708789); }

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Questions

What color is #70897E?: #70897E is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Aloe Vera. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70897E?: The RGB value is 112, 137, 126: 112 red, 137 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70897E?: The complementary color is #89707B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70897E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.57:1 and white text 3.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.