What color is #70958E?

#70958E 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 #70958E?

The RGB value is 112, 149, 142: 112 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70958E?

The complementary color is #957077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70958E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70958E color

#70958E rgb(112, 149, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70958E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 58.4% green and 55.7% blue (112, 149, 142).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 15% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 25% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.38:1).

#70958E color codes

HEX	`#70958E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 149, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 58.4%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 15%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 25%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(25%, 0%, 5%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(58.87, -14.3, -0.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(58.87, 14.31, 181.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.311, 26.892, 29.601)`
Decimal	`7378318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70958E, 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 #70958E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.38:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70958E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.29:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.38:1	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 #70958E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70958e; }
.text { color: #70958e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70958e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 149 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70958e, #708a95); }

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Questions

What color is #70958E?: #70958E 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 #70958E?: The RGB value is 112, 149, 142: 112 red, 149 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70958E?: The complementary color is #957077, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70958E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.38:1 and white text 3.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.