What color is #70948D?

#70948D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70948D?

The RGB value is 112, 148, 141: 112 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70948D?

The complementary color is #947077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70948D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70948D color

#70948D rgb(112, 148, 141)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70948D is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 58% green and 55.3% blue (112, 148, 141).

Its hue angle is 168°, with 14% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 24% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.31:1).

#70948D color codes

HEX	`#70948D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 148, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 58%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(168, 14%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(168, 24%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(24%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.55, -13.99, -0.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.55, 13.99, 181.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.078, 26.547, 29.155)`
Decimal	`7378061`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70948D, 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 #70948D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.31:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70948D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.31:1	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 #70948D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70948d; }
.text { color: #70948d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70948d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 148 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70948d, #708994); }

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Questions

What color is #70948D?: #70948D is a grayish spring green, closest to the named color Yucca. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70948D?: The RGB value is 112, 148, 141: 112 red, 148 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70948D?: The complementary color is #947077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70948D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 and white text 3.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.