What color is #70C697?

#70C697 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #70C697?

The RGB value is 112, 198, 151: 112 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #70C697?

The complementary color is #C6709F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #70C697?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#70C697 color

#70C697 rgb(112, 198, 151)

Shades of green

The hex color #70C697 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 43.9% red, 77.6% green and 59.2% blue (112, 198, 151).

Its hue angle is 147°, with 43% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Minted Elegance (#6EC9A3), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.21:1).

#70C697 color codes

HEX	`#70C697`
RGB	`rgb(112, 198, 151)`
RGB percent	`rgb(43.9%, 77.6%, 59.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(147, 43%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(147, 43%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 24%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.59, -36.66, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.59, 39.84, 156.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.46, 46.065, 36.453)`
Decimal	`7390871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #70C697, 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 #70C697	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#70C697 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.21:1	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 #70C697 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #70c697; }
.text { color: #70c697; }
.border { border: 2px solid #70c697; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(112 198 151 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #70c697, #70c6c2); }

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Questions

What color is #70C697?: #70C697 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Minted Elegance. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #70C697?: The RGB value is 112, 198, 151: 112 red, 198 green and 151 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #70C697?: The complementary color is #C6709F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #70C697?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.21:1 and white text 2.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.