What color is #70AD79?

#70AD79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70AD79?

The RGB value is 112, 173, 121: 112 red, 173 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70AD79?

The complementary color is #AD70A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70AD79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70AD79 color

#70AD79 rgb(112, 173, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #70AD79 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 67.8% green and 47.5% blue (112, 173, 121).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 27% saturation and 56% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Primavera (#6FA77A), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#70AD79 color codes

HEX	`#70AD79`
RGB	`rgb(112, 173, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 67.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 27%, 56%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 35%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 30%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.52, -30.71, 20.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.52, 37.01, 146.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.076, 34.711, 23.464)`
Decimal	`7384441`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70AD79, 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 #70AD79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70AD79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	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 #70AD79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70ad79; }
.text { color: #70ad79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70ad79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 173 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70ad79, #70ad97); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #70AD79?: #70AD79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Primavera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70AD79?: The RGB value is 112, 173, 121: 112 red, 173 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70AD79?: The complementary color is #AD70A4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70AD79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.