What color is #70A480?

#70A480 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A480?

The RGB value is 112, 164, 128: 112 red, 164 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A480?

The complementary color is #A47094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A480 color

#70A480 rgb(112, 164, 128)

Shades of green

The hex color #70A480 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 64.3% green and 50.2% blue (112, 164, 128).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 22% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.31:1).

#70A480 color codes

HEX	`#70A480`
RGB	`rgb(112, 164, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 64.3%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 22%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 32%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 22%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.97, -25.01, 13.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.97, 28.32, 152.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.853, 31.553, 25.251)`
Decimal	`7382144`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A480, 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 #70A480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.31:1	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 #70A480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a480; }
.text { color: #70a480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 164 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a480, #70a49a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #70A480?: #70A480 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A480?: The RGB value is 112, 164, 128: 112 red, 164 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A480?: The complementary color is #A47094, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.31:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.