What color is #70937C?

#70937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70937C?

The RGB value is 112, 147, 124: 112 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70937C?

The complementary color is #937087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70937C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70937C color

#70937C rgb(112, 147, 124)

Shades of green

The hex color #70937C is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 57.6% green and 48.6% blue (112, 147, 124).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Parisian Patina (#7D9B89), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.15:1).

#70937C color codes

HEX	`#70937C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 147, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 57.6%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 16%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.81, -17.09, 8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.81, 18.97, 154.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.753, 25.767, 22.945)`
Decimal	`7377788`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70937C, 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 #70937C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70937C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.41:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.15:1	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 #70937C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70937c; }
.text { color: #70937c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70937c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 147 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70937c, #70938d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Smoke.

Questions

What color is #70937C?: #70937C is a grayish green, closest to the named color Parisian Patina. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70937C?: The RGB value is 112, 147, 124: 112 red, 147 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70937C?: The complementary color is #937087, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70937C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.15:1 and white text 3.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.