What color is #70B58D?

#70B58D 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 #70B58D?

The RGB value is 112, 181, 141: 112 red, 181 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70B58D?

The complementary color is #B57098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70B58D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70B58D color

#70B58D rgb(112, 181, 141)

Shades of green

The hex color #70B58D is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 71% green and 55.3% blue (112, 181, 141).

Its hue angle is 145°, with 32% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 29% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#70B58D color codes

HEX	`#70B58D`
RGB	`rgb(112, 181, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 71%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(145, 32%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(145, 38%, 71%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 22%, 29%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.32, -30.73, 13.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.32, 33.61, 156.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.012, 38.414, 31.133)`
Decimal	`7386509`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70B58D, 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 #70B58D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70B58D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #70B58D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70b58d; }
.text { color: #70b58d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70b58d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 181 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70b58d, #70b5b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #70B58D?: #70B58D 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 #70B58D?: The RGB value is 112, 181, 141: 112 red, 181 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70B58D?: The complementary color is #B57098, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70B58D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.