What color is #70988E?

#70988E 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 #70988E?

The RGB value is 112, 152, 142: 112 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70988E?

The complementary color is #98707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70988E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70988E color

#70988E rgb(112, 152, 142)

Shades of teal

The hex color #70988E is a grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 59.6% green and 55.7% blue (112, 152, 142).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 16% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 26% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Yucca (#75978F), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.57:1).

#70988E color codes

HEX	`#70988E`
RGB	`rgb(112, 152, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 59.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 16%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 26%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(26%, 0%, 7%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(59.76, -15.9, 0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(59.76, 15.92, 177.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.791, 27.853, 29.761)`
Decimal	`7379086`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70988E, 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 #70988E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#70988E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.2:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.57:1	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 #70988E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70988e; }
.text { color: #70988e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70988e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 152 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70988e, #708e98); }

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Questions

What color is #70988E?: #70988E 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 #70988E?: The RGB value is 112, 152, 142: 112 red, 152 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70988E?: The complementary color is #98707A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70988E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.57:1 and white text 3.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.