What color is #70B185?

#70B185 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70B185?

The RGB value is 112, 177, 133: 112 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70B185?

The complementary color is #B1709C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70B185?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70B185 color

#70B185 rgb(112, 177, 133)

Shades of green

The hex color #70B185 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 69.4% green and 52.2% blue (112, 177, 133).

Its hue angle is 139°, with 29% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 37% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.32:1).

#70B185 color codes

HEX	`#70B185`
RGB	`rgb(112, 177, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 69.4%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(139, 29%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(139, 37%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(37%, 0%, 25%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.96, -30.39, 16.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.96, 34.39, 152.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(26.636, 36.581, 27.843)`
Decimal	`7385477`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70B185, 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 #70B185	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70B185 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.32:1	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 #70B185 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70b185; }
.text { color: #70b185; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70b185; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 177 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70b185, #70b1a5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #70B185?: #70B185 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70B185?: The RGB value is 112, 177, 133: 112 red, 177 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70B185?: The complementary color is #B1709C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70B185?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.32:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.