What color is #70906D?

#70906D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70906D?

The RGB value is 112, 144, 109: 112 red, 144 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70906D?

The complementary color is #8D6D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70906D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70906D color

#70906D rgb(112, 144, 109)

Shades of green

The hex color #70906D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 56.5% green and 42.7% blue (112, 144, 109).

Its hue angle is 115°, with 14% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 22% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Paying Mantis (#70916C), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.9:1).

#70906D color codes

HEX	`#70906D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 144, 109)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 56.5%, 42.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(115, 14%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(115, 24%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(22%, 0%, 24%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.58, -18.38, 15.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.58, 23.74, 140.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.415, 24.495, 18.17)`
Decimal	`7377005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70906D, 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 #70906D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70906D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.9:1	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 #70906D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70906d; }
.text { color: #70906d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70906d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 144 109 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70906d, #6d907b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #70906D?: #70906D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Paying Mantis. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70906D?: The RGB value is 112, 144, 109: 112 red, 144 green and 109 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70906D?: The complementary color is #8D6D90, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70906D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.9:1 and white text 3.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.