What color is #70B779?

#70B779 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70B779?

The RGB value is 112, 183, 121: 112 red, 183 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70B779?

The complementary color is #B770AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70B779?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70B779 color

#70B779 rgb(112, 183, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #70B779 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 71.8% green and 47.5% blue (112, 183, 121).

Its hue angle is 128°, with 33% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.74:1).

#70B779 color codes

HEX	`#70B779`
RGB	`rgb(112, 183, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 71.8%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(128, 33%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(128, 39%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 34%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.53, -35.39, 24.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.53, 43.16, 145.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.065, 38.691, 24.127)`
Decimal	`7387001`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70B779, 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 #70B779	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70B779 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.74:1	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 #70B779 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70b779; }
.text { color: #70b779; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70b779; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 183 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70b779, #70b79c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #70B779?: #70B779 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Frog Pond. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70B779?: The RGB value is 112, 183, 121: 112 red, 183 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70B779?: The complementary color is #B770AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70B779?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.74:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.