What color is #70A577?

#70A577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A577?

The RGB value is 112, 165, 119: 112 red, 165 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A577?

The complementary color is #A5709E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A577 color

#70A577 rgb(112, 165, 119)

Shades of green

The hex color #70A577 is a grayish green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 64.7% green and 46.7% blue (112, 165, 119).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 23% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 32% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 35% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#70A577 color codes

HEX	`#70A577`
RGB	`rgb(112, 165, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 64.7%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 23%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 32%, 65%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(32%, 0%, 28%, 35%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.08, -27.2, 18.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.08, 32.85, 145.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.466, 31.686, 22.329)`
Decimal	`7382391`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A577, 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 #70A577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	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 #70A577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a577; }
.text { color: #70a577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 165 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a577, #70a592); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #70A577?: #70A577 is a grayish green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A577?: The RGB value is 112, 165, 119: 112 red, 165 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A577?: The complementary color is #A5709E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.34:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.