What color is #70BA81?

#70BA81 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 #70BA81?

The RGB value is 112, 186, 129: 112 red, 186 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70BA81?

The complementary color is #BA70A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70BA81?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70BA81 color

#70BA81 rgb(112, 186, 129)

Shades of green

The hex color #70BA81 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 72.9% green and 50.6% blue (112, 186, 129).

Its hue angle is 134°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Frog Pond (#73B683), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.03:1).

#70BA81 color codes

HEX	`#70BA81`
RGB	`rgb(112, 186, 129)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 72.9%, 50.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(134, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(134, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 31%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.57, -35.36, 21.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.57, 41.56, 148.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.202, 40.146, 27.028)`
Decimal	`7387777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70BA81, 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 #70BA81	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.03:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70BA81 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.03:1	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 #70BA81 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70ba81; }
.text { color: #70ba81; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70ba81; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 186 129 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70ba81, #70baa6); }

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Questions

What color is #70BA81?: #70BA81 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 #70BA81?: The RGB value is 112, 186, 129: 112 red, 186 green and 129 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70BA81?: The complementary color is #BA70A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70BA81?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.03:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.