What color is #70A838?

#70A838 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A838?

The RGB value is 112, 168, 56: 112 red, 168 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A838?

The complementary color is #7038A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A838?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A838 color

#70A838 rgb(112, 168, 56)

Shades of green

The hex color #70A838 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 65.9% green and 22% blue (112, 168, 56).

Its hue angle is 90°, with 50% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 33% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Leaf (#71AA34), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.35:1).

#70A838 color codes

HEX	`#70A838`
RGB	`rgb(112, 168, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 65.9%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(90, 50%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(90, 67%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(33%, 0%, 67%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.12, -36.88, 50.15)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.12, 62.25, 126.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.398, 31.735, 8.739)`
Decimal	`7383096`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A838, 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 #70A838	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A838 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.35:1	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 #70A838 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a838; }
.text { color: #70a838; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a838; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 168 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a838, #38a838); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #70A838?: #70A838 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Leaf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A838?: The RGB value is 112, 168, 56: 112 red, 168 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A838?: The complementary color is #7038A8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A838?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.35:1 and white text 2.86:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.