What color is #70AA69?

#70AA69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70AA69?

The RGB value is 112, 170, 105: 112 red, 170 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70AA69?

The complementary color is #A369AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70AA69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70AA69 color

#70AA69 rgb(112, 170, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #70AA69 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 66.7% green and 41.2% blue (112, 170, 105).

Its hue angle is 114°, with 28% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 34% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.64:1).

#70AA69 color codes

HEX	`#70AA69`
RGB	`rgb(112, 170, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 66.7%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(114, 28%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(114, 38%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(34%, 0%, 38%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.33, -31.97, 27.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.33, 42.29, 139.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.606, 33.213, 18.529)`
Decimal	`7383657`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70AA69, 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 #70AA69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70AA69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.75:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.64:1	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 #70AA69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70aa69; }
.text { color: #70aa69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70aa69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 170 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70aa69, #69aa83); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Matcha.

Questions

What color is #70AA69?: #70AA69 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70AA69?: The RGB value is 112, 170, 105: 112 red, 170 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70AA69?: The complementary color is #A369AA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70AA69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.64:1 and white text 2.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.