What color is #70AE6C?

#70AE6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70AE6C?

The RGB value is 112, 174, 108: 112 red, 174 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70AE6C?

The complementary color is #AA6CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70AE6C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70AE6C color

#70AE6C rgb(112, 174, 108)

Shades of green

The hex color #70AE6C is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 68.2% green and 42.4% blue (112, 174, 108).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 29% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 36% cyan, 0% magenta, 38% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Ferntastic (#71AB62), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.96:1).

#70AE6C color codes

HEX	`#70AE6C`
RGB	`rgb(112, 174, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 68.2%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 29%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 38%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(36%, 0%, 38%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.59, -33.37, 27.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.59, 43.39, 140.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.524, 34.798, 19.609)`
Decimal	`7384684`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70AE6C, 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 #70AE6C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70AE6C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.96:1	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 #70AE6C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70ae6c; }
.text { color: #70ae6c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70ae6c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 174 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70ae6c, #6cae89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #70AE6C?: #70AE6C is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Ferntastic. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70AE6C?: The RGB value is 112, 174, 108: 112 red, 174 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70AE6C?: The complementary color is #AA6CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70AE6C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.96:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.