What color is #70BA93?

#70BA93 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70BA93?

The RGB value is 112, 186, 147: 112 red, 186 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70BA93?

The complementary color is #BA7097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70BA93?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70BA93 color

#70BA93 rgb(112, 186, 147)

Shades of green

The hex color #70BA93 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 72.9% green and 57.6% blue (112, 186, 147).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 35% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Neptune Green (#7FBB9E), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.13:1).

#70BA93 color codes

HEX	`#70BA93`
RGB	`rgb(112, 186, 147)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 72.9%, 57.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 35%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 40%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 21%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.94, -31.89, 12.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.94, 34.3, 158.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.505, 40.667, 33.893)`
Decimal	`7387795`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70BA93, 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 #70BA93	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70BA93 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.13:1	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 #70BA93 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70ba93; }
.text { color: #70ba93; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70ba93; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 186 147 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70ba93, #70bab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mint.

Questions

What color is #70BA93?: #70BA93 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Neptune Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70BA93?: The RGB value is 112, 186, 147: 112 red, 186 green and 147 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70BA93?: The complementary color is #BA7097, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70BA93?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.13:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.