What color is #70A94C?

#70A94C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70A94C?

The RGB value is 112, 169, 76: 112 red, 169 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70A94C?

The complementary color is #854CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70A94C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70A94C color

#70A94C rgb(112, 169, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #70A94C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 66.3% green and 29.8% blue (112, 169, 76).

Its hue angle is 97°, with 38% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 55% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Asparagus (#77AB56), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.47:1).

#70A94C color codes

HEX	`#70A94C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 169, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 66.3%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(97, 38%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(97, 55%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 55%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.62, -35.41, 41.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.62, 54.65, 130.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.174, 32.342, 11.91)`
Decimal	`7383372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70A94C, 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 #70A94C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70A94C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.47:1	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 #70A94C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70a94c; }
.text { color: #70a94c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70a94c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 169 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70a94c, #4ca956); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #70A94C?: #70A94C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Asparagus. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70A94C?: The RGB value is 112, 169, 76: 112 red, 169 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70A94C?: The complementary color is #854CA9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70A94C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.47:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.