What color is #70A387?

#70A387 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A387?

The RGB value is 112, 163, 135: 112 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A387?

The complementary color is #A3708C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A387?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A387 color

#70A387 rgb(112, 163, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #70A387 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 63.9% green and 52.9% blue (112, 163, 135).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 31% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Catnip (#80AA95), a difference of 4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.28:1).

#70A387 color codes

HEX	`#70A387`
RGB	`rgb(112, 163, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 63.9%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 31%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(31%, 0%, 17%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.83, -23.11, 9.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.83, 24.87, 158.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.151, 31.387, 27.703)`
Decimal	`7381895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A387, 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 #70A387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.28:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.28:1	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 #70A387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a387; }
.text { color: #70a387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 163 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a387, #70a3a0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #70A387?: #70A387 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Catnip. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A387?: The RGB value is 112, 163, 135: 112 red, 163 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A387?: The complementary color is #A3708C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A387?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.28:1 and white text 2.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.