What color is #70A265?

#70A265 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A265?

The RGB value is 112, 162, 101: 112 red, 162 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A265?

The complementary color is #9765A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A265?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A265 color

#70A265 rgb(112, 162, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #70A265 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 63.5% green and 39.6% blue (112, 162, 101).

Its hue angle is 109°, with 25% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Garden of Eden (#7FA771), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.04:1).

#70A265 color codes

HEX	`#70A265`
RGB	`rgb(112, 162, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 63.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(109, 25%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(109, 38%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 38%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.85, -28.78, 26.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.85, 39.16, 137.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.951, 30.224, 16.987)`
Decimal	`7381605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A265, 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 #70A265	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.04:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A265 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.04:1	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 #70A265 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a265; }
.text { color: #70a265; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a265; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 162 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a265, #65a279); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #70A265?: #70A265 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Garden of Eden. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A265?: The RGB value is 112, 162, 101: 112 red, 162 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A265?: The complementary color is #9765A2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A265?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.04:1 and white text 2.98:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.