What color is #70915D?

#70915D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70915D?

The RGB value is 112, 145, 93: 112 red, 145 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70915D?

The complementary color is #7E5D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70915D?

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.

#70915D color

#70915D rgb(112, 145, 93)

Shades of green

The hex color #70915D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 56.9% green and 36.5% blue (112, 145, 93).

Its hue angle is 98°, with 22% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 23% cyan, 0% magenta, 36% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Four Leaf Clover (#738F5D), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#70915D color codes

HEX	`#70915D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 145, 93)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 56.9%, 36.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(98, 22%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(98, 36%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(23%, 0%, 36%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.57, -21.57, 23.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.57, 32.24, 131.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(18.783, 24.485, 14.09)`
Decimal	`7377245`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70915D, 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 #70915D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.9:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.56:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70915D 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 #70915D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70915d; }
.text { color: #70915d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70915d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 145 93 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70915d, #5d9164); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Moss Green.

Questions

What color is #70915D?: #70915D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Four Leaf Clover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70915D?: The RGB value is 112, 145, 93: 112 red, 145 green and 93 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70915D?: The complementary color is #7E5D91, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70915D?: 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.