What color is #70A07D?

#70A07D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A07D?

The RGB value is 112, 160, 125: 112 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A07D?

The complementary color is #A07093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A07D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A07D color

#70A07D rgb(112, 160, 125)

Shades of green

The hex color #70A07D is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 62.7% green and 49% blue (112, 160, 125).

Its hue angle is 136°, with 20% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 30% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 37% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.01:1).

#70A07D color codes

HEX	`#70A07D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 160, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 62.7%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(136, 20%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(136, 30%, 63%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(30%, 0%, 22%, 37%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.71, -23.59, 13.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.71, 27.03, 150.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.953, 30.066, 23.992)`
Decimal	`7381117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A07D, 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 #70A07D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A07D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.01:1	Pass	Pass	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 #70A07D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a07d; }
.text { color: #70a07d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a07d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 160 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a07d, #70a095); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #70A07D?: #70A07D is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A07D?: The RGB value is 112, 160, 125: 112 red, 160 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A07D?: The complementary color is #A07093, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A07D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.01:1 and white text 2.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.